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.

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Synopsys

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Mar 13, 2024

Technical Publications

Manager, technical publications

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: Previous leadership was effective in bringing the department up. Company overall is doing well.

Cons

Senior director promotes a detrimental culture where dissent is not tolerated. Disregard for people's opinions and favoritism in promotions and raises. High turnover due to oppressive management style. Work-life balance is severely impacted. Department operates like a personal arena rather than a professional workspace.

2.0

Mar 4, 2024

No tools, work arounds killed

Sr staff financial mgmt

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, share price, bonus, espp

Cons

Chaotic, new processes every month with no thought of implementation, non stop fire drills. Parental-type leadership style. ETO is hard to take

5.0

Feb 29, 2024

Benefits

Software development engineer in test (sdet)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have really good benefits

Cons

i do not see anything wrong

Viewing 292 - 294 of 4,459 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

NVIDIA

4.5★Compensation & Benefits

Apple

4.2★Compensation & Benefits

AMD

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Workfront

4.2★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Synopsys

Sr, Staff R&D Engineer-17501

Staff R&D Engineer-17367

Product Management, Principal

Sr Staff R&D Engineer-17502

HAV Product Management Director