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Average Synopsys senior staff engineer salary

$137,983yearly

$65.4 hourly rate

Entry-level Synopsys senior staff engineer salary
$104,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Synopsys pay senior staff engineers?

The average salary for Synopsys senior staff engineers is $137,983 per year. Synopsys senior staff engineer salaries range between $104,000 to $181,000 per year. Synopsys senior staff engineers earn 1% more than the national average salary for senior staff engineers of $136,031.

Location impacts how much a senior staff engineer at Synopsys can expect to make. Senior staff engineers at Synopsys make the most in Mountain View, CA, Seattle, WA, and Austin, TX.

How much does Synopsys pay senior staff engineers by location?

Synopsys pays senior staff engineers the most in Mountain View, CA, Seattle, WA, and Austin, TX. Additionally, cities like Marlborough and California also report highly competitive salaries for senior staff engineers at Synopsys.

Senior staff engineer Synopsys salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Mountain View, CA$150,519$72.36
2Seattle, WA$138,938$66.80
3Austin, TX$134,483$64.66
4Marlborough, MA$133,203$64.04
5California, MD$126,175$60.66
6Herndon, VA$123,972$59.60
7New York, NY$120,164$57.77
8Hillsboro, OR$117,272$56.38
9Atlanta, GA$113,477$54.56
10Chicago, IL$112,937$54.30

Highest-paid Synopsys senior staff engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Head Engineer$140,957$68-
2Senior Principal Engineer$140,043$67-
3Principal Design Engineer$136,036$651
4Principal Systems Engineer$135,402$65-
5Staff Software Engineer$135,008$65-
6Staff Design Engineer$133,285$64-
7Principal Test Engineer$132,822$64-
8Software Engineer Lead$131,911$63-
9Principal Firmware Engineer$131,422$63-
10Principal Hardware Engineer$131,124$63-

Recent salaries for senior staff engineers at synopsys

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Asic Digital Design, SR Staff EngineerBoxborough, MA05/21/2025$135,000
Senior Staff Applications Engineer (IP)Austin, TX04/26/2025$134,000
Applications Engineering, SR Staff EngineerMorrisville, PA04/23/2025$134,000
Senior Staff Engineer, CAD-Packaging GroupSunnyvale, CA04/17/2025$138,000
Senior Staff Applications Engineer (Emulation)Sunnyvale, CA03/20/2025$154,000

Senior staff engineer salary at Synopsys competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1VMware$173,932$841
2Convergent Science$161,142$77-
3Brocade Services Corporation$155,457$75-
4Juniper Networks$154,963$75-
5Cadence Design Systems$149,559$7266
6Renesas Electronics$146,112$7020
7Intel$145,632$7076
8Amd$144,134$6983
9Rambus$144,043$696
10Keysight Technologies$143,351$69-
11Xilinx$141,798$68-
12LSI$140,839$683
13Lattice Semiconductor$138,091$66-
14Ansys$135,227$65-
15Broadcom$135,134$65175
16Analog Devices$133,647$6492
17Dassault Systèmes$133,323$64-
18Freescale Semiconductor Holdings V Inc$126,480$61-
19IBM$126,125$61111
20HP$120,679$586

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