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 288 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 249 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 209 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 191 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 260 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 142 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 64 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs" ((in 47 reviews)); "Not enough benefits, Upper management is confused" ((in 19 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

2.0

Apr 25, 2021

Synopsys work experience as an Analog Designer

Staff analog ic design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with edge of technology

Cons

Salaries are lower than other company Work load is a lot They don’t appreciate their employees

3.0

Feb 18, 2021

Not great for young and ambitious engineers

Senior r& d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance, with nobody working on weekends and a flexible work schedule. Low stress. Many people work here for decades. Overall, people are friendly.

Cons

Innovation is difficult because new code must be integrated with poorly-written legacy code, exposing bugs at every turn. It takes years to become proficient enough to contribute intellectually, but knowledge gained is largely not transferable. Overall, low growth potential and low salaries. Lots of talk about diversity but little action. Not great for young and ambitious engineers.

3.0

Jan 18, 2021

A company for three types of people, getting green card, super star, and waiting retirement

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be sable company without too much layoff (but not true in these two years)

Cons

Hard to be promoted if you just focus on technical, not political

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