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 607 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 274 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 257 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 213 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 188 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 257 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 142 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 83 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 69 reviews)); "frequent layoffs every year June and Dec" ((in 46 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

(4,453 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 4,453 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

Jun 15, 2023

dirty place, dirty politics

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stable company, good place for ,who have retired mindset. not a place for hardworking people.

Cons

dirty place, dirty politics, not place for honest people. highly political place. managers are in expertised for stealing the credit from hardworking people. managers insist to write good SHAPE survey, else your will punished like anything.

3.0

May 3, 2023

Going downhill

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, and room for advancement

Cons

Overloaded with work. Work life balance is not great, worse since recent "reorg". Do not treat this as a 9 to 5, you will eventually have to bring home the work. The Burnout is real

2.0

Apr 12, 2023

Professional Services Team under new executive team is toxic

Senior staff asic engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mid-level management and individual contributors still maintain a culture of ethics, hard work, good collaboration, and honesty.

Cons

VP, Senior VP, and above are disconnected from the people doing the actual work and are seem to be driven by Wall Street. They also have begun pushing "Slideware" (products that haven't even been conceived) as deliverable technology. The most recent addition is Synopsys.ai.

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