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?

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 (190) , 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) , Manager (43) , Senior R&D Engineer II (43) , 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 608 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 285 reviews)); "Some great people work there and people tend to stay." ((in 265 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 215 reviews)); "Other benefits are good like 401k match and ESPP." ((in 178 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 266 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 148 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 64 reviews)); "Constant Layoffs." ((in 42 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 37 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

68% would recommend to a friend

(4,459 total reviews)

Sassine Ghazi

57% approve of CEO

61% 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 4,459 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

May 30, 2024

Very poor Management

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable financial position from being the dominant player in the industry for years

Cons

Too many top managers are unaware of what is going on at an operational level Divisional managers accepting overly optimistic targets, then blaming and firing their team when targets are inevitably missed - Competitors in the SIG market are just mopping up the talent and taking market share from the companies that SIG have acquired

5.0

May 29, 2024

Good work/life balance

Asic design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good entry salary with no exp

Cons

nome that i can point

4.0

May 27, 2024

Best company to work for freshers

Associate security consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best company to work for freshers because there are good features like learning meterials, better WLB than other service based comanies, leaves are good.

Cons

only bad thing is compensation.

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