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 617 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 287 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 263 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 208 reviews)); "all good benefit enjoy！plz good" ((in 174 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 272 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 145 reviews)); "The ignorant and 'bad' managers still can screw up employees." ((in 83 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 71 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 44 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

(4,483 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

56% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,483 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Oct 31, 2024

Good culture

Asic digital design engineer, ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start career in VLSI

Cons

In few teams management needs work around

5.0

Oct 30, 2024

good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good place to work

Cons

Not have too many vacations

3.0

Oct 30, 2024

Good Company

Sr. sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company RSU's are nice Great office location with cafeteria

Cons

Typical big company problems, slow due to beuracracy

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