2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Synopsys

Offered base salaries from 95 certified H-1B filings, across 7 roles in 6 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of Synopsys's certified filings offered $149,714 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $120,684 and $181,041. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$134,552$96k – $258k41
Software Developers$143,462$105k – $245k20
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,503$144k – $258k8
Computer and Information Systems Managers$226,991$131k – $243k6
Data Scientists$188,491$160k – $195k4
Sales Engineers$171,114$114k – $180k4
Computer Network Architects$143,447$107k – $145k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$173,584$107k – $305k42
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$143,447$108k – $258k18
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$133,664$96k – $195k11
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$107,642$96k – $135k6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$156,428$118k – $166k4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$152,723$125k – $156k3
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares Synopsys's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Jose$161,68811−16.8%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Austin$134,84910−17.3%
Software Developers — San Jose$173,7017−18.5%
Architectural and Engineering Managers — San Jose$181,5035−22.6%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Boston$117,4175−17.8%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
95 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Synopsys's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.