Does Synopsys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synopsys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Synopsys. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Synopsys?

67% of Synopsys employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Synopsys 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (190) , Staff Engineer (156) , Software Engineer (151) , R&D Engineer (139) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Senior R&D Engineer (78) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (47) , Senior R&D Engineer II (44) , Manager (43) , ASIC Digital Design Engineer (41) , Senior Staff Engineer (41)

What are the pros of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance but understaffing" ((in 608 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 291 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 257 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 212 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 182 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Synopsys according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 261 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 148 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 85 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 67 reviews)); "Just when the Pandemic started, Synopsys had a huge layoff in April." ((in 47 reviews))

What are employees saying about Synopsys layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Synopsys layoffs and their outlook for job security at Synopsys in 2026.

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Synopsys reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,482 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,482 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Synopsys employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Nov 21, 2024

A company with envisioning roadmap

Sr. sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great vision for the company with collaborative culture

Cons

Too challenging goals to accomplish, poor work and life balance

3.0

Nov 21, 2024

it was OK

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

probably the best large company for working on EDA stuff

Cons

worst company culture of any company (large or small) that I've ever worked for, and I've worked at a lot

3.0

Nov 21, 2024

physical design engineer

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great people to work with

Cons

lot of work on the weekends

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