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 614 reviews)); "Good culture and good to start in the semiconductor industry." ((in 277 reviews)); "People are nice and friendly in general" ((in 261 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 209 reviews)); "good benefits and workplace." ((in 167 reviews))

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

"Low salary and favouritism for promotion" ((in 261 reviews)); "Middle management (especially in the CAE side) is poor and stagnant." ((in 149 reviews)); "Managers do communicate at their level but do not communicate to their staff outside the requisite weekly staff meeting." ((in 78 reviews)); "1. Compensation is low and getting hike is difficult." ((in 66 reviews)); "Annual layoffs mean that employees are always stressed out" ((in 48 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

4.0

May 10, 2024

Great work environment

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment and facilities.

Cons

Salary could be better. Perks can improve.

1.0

May 9, 2024

Sweatshop

Application-engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No special pros to talk about

Cons

Low salary, continuous pressure, management expects to work every weekends and tells it openly, with no holidays. Recently heard from my friend who is also working in design team that it has turned highly toxic.There is no concern of health.And there is only work no life balance.

1.0

May 3, 2024

Bad, pathetic and worse

Rnd engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours Good networking aspects

Cons

Can write pages... but let me reduce it to few lines. They use ancient technologies, boring terminals . Everything is slow . Everything breaks down once in a while. No learning involved, most of my time goes on fixing bugs. Should have to beg seniors for help because they are entitled and not interested in teaching. Lot of micromanagement. All I do is switch between tasks so I can keep different people happy at the same time. Work life balance : only work no life Hike : 🥜🥜🥜

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