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 (189) , Staff Engineer (155) , Software Engineer (150) , 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

(4,457 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 4,457 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

3.0

Jun 5, 2019

An OK place to work

Senior engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart people Challenging problems Work on live customer issues

Cons

Too many random layoffs Average compensation

3.0

Apr 20, 2019

Company is not paying per industry standards lately, focussed on stock which is not shared with employees

Staff applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work is flexible hours and work from home is possible sometimes

Cons

teams are smaller, work is twice as it should be, making quality suffer

3.0

Mar 6, 2019

Adequate resources but highly siloed

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are generally fair and friendly at all levels. The environment highlights silicon-valley style perks such as food and drinks.

Cons

Functional and business orgs are independent and poorly coordinated with zero program management across groups. Nothing cross-functional happens w/o executive engagement.

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