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).

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4K reviews

4.0

Oct 28, 2024

Generally good people doing good quality work

Software engineer sr staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The majority of engineers and managers are great to work with, talented, and care about quality.

Cons

Suffers some of the challenges typical of large companies, including occasional pressure from the top to add new features too rapidly (resulting in accumulated tech debt).

4.0

Oct 28, 2024

Software

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good place to study

Cons

The salary has no advantages.

5.0

Oct 25, 2024

Awesome place to work at

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture is amazing! People are really good

Cons

No cons, had a great experience

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