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 4% 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, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Synopsys?

Applications Engineer (188) , Staff Engineer (153) , Software Engineer (149) , R&D Engineer (137) , Intern (111) , Senior Software Engineer (101) , Senior R&D Engineer (77) , R&D Engineer II (62) , Senior Applications Engineer (59) , Technical Intern (55) , Engineer (46) , Senior R&D Engineer II (43) , Manager (42) , 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 614 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 282 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 215 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 184 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 254 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 146 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 70 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 44 reviews)); "Limited career growth and below average job satisfaction due to the highly reactive nature of a career in EDA." ((in 37 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

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,447 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

57% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,447 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

1.0

Oct 19, 2020

Great company, but manager is brutal with 0 leadership skills

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart amazing people. Very team oriented and collaborative.

Cons

My manager makes my life at work miserable including his/her entire team. Very short fused. Holds grudges. Sharp tongue. Always angry. Has no mentorship skills. Yells at team in front of stakeholders. Snaps at stakeholders. Very forgetful, therefore, always contradicting what they say. Makes directions on what they want very confusing because they change their mind constantly. There have been so many complaints to my managers manager already. He/she got a very poor ratings last year and still no change. Most everyone on his/her team ready to leave. Why has upper management and HR not stepped in to do something?

1.0

Aug 30, 2020

Bad place to work

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It gets the one star only because it is a stable company

Cons

It has poor management where favoritism is prevalent. Diversity is only for show-offs and is not practiced. It has no regards for its employees and layoffs are a recurring theme.

1.0

May 12, 2019

Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good employee benefits and facilities

Cons

Sad environment to work in

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