Does Synopsys pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Synopsys employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 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?

68% 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 (154) , 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) , ASIC Digital Design Engineer (41) , Manager (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 599 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 283 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 210 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 180 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 250 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 146 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 81 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 62 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.

Synopsys reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,444 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

58% 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

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

Synopsys has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,444 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

Mar 1, 2017

application engineer

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is nothing Pro here. Except people smile and pretend to be friendly. I am here on my 5th year. Promotion is hard to get. Salary of application engineers are less and jobs are moving to India. Very few hiring in this group. Before there was CAE and AE roles. Soon these two groups will merge. Expect more layoffs.

Cons

Layoffs are quite often, Long working hours, Team aren't friendly, abusive, can't report to HR either , HR is with nexus with Manager

1.0

Sep 18, 2018

Member of SIG Group

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location near Caltrain Good benefits

Cons

The need for software/network security continues to expand exponentially... SIG should be the place to be and work if you are interested in security! So why does it continue to hemorrhage so many good employees? Some leave because they can’t take the culture any more, others are fired because they stand up to the culture and challenge the status quo. What is the culture? Stagnated ex-Coverity management’s need to hold on to power and their old world tools, processes, and attitudes to employees. Cold, cold, cold leadership from the top down especially in engineering. People promoted to roles they have no talent for. And we all know how insecure untalented people behave to keep control. Such a waste of a great opportunity for an amazingly expanding market. Sad!

Synopsys Response

7y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. Please contact us at staffing@synopsys.com. We would like to connect and hear more from you.

1.0

Mar 29, 2018

SIG group has seen better days

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart coworkers, good products, interesting technology.

Cons

Many good people have left. Its becoming an uninspiring place to work.

Synopsys Response

8y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. Please contact us at staffing@synopsys.com. We would like to connect and hear more from you.

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