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 (155) , Software Engineer (149) , R&D Engineer (138) , 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 598 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 286 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 260 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 212 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 187 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 258 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 143 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 64 reviews)); "Constant layoffs." ((in 44 reviews)); "Growth opportunities are limited" ((in 32 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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3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(4,452 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 4,452 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

May 22, 2015

Interesting Work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting problems. Good people to work with. Good compensation.

Cons

Really nothing of consequence. I wish the 401K match was a little better. The new Heath Savings Account is a little confusing.

3.0

Apr 16, 2015

Application Consultant Sr I

Applications consultant senior i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well organization / Good working environment / no discrimenation

Cons

Too many experience engineers / hard to get prompoted due to competivity /

4.0

Sep 4, 2014

Great benefits, great work environment, great people, great compensation, interesting technical challenges

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people are smart, the company takes great efforts to build a good work environment. Time-off policy is good.

Cons

There is a painful resistance to technical change and some of the tools and infrastructure has a very 90s feel to it.

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