Synopsys, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Sunnyvale, CA · Industry: Professional and IT services

Short answer

Yes, Synopsys, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 164 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $146,602.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

164

#216 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$146,602

+16% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

124

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level I

55% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 164 filings

What Synopsys, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$86,119
25th pct
$125,874
Median
$146,602
75th pct
$173,720
90th pct
$203,118

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 55%
  • Level II · qualified · 40%
  • Level III · experienced · 0%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 5%

Of 20 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Synopsys, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
R D Engineering Software Developers 17 $141,014 $114,386 – $175,053
Applications Engineering Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17 $134,566 $128,013 – $138,433
AI Engineer Data Scientists 7 $184,372 $163,746 – $194,967
Solutions Engineering Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 6 $161,764 $145,606 – $166,338
Soc Engineering Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5 $146,711 $146,493 – $146,717
Validation Verification Engineering Senior Engineer Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 5 $85,218 $85,218 – $85,218
Applications Engineering Architectural and Engineering Managers 4 $165,591 $160,907 – $168,582
R D Engineering Engineer Software Developers 4 $88,587 $83,860 – $105,290

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Sunnyvale, CA68$172,225
Austin, TX22$147,848
Hillsboro, OR14$142,595
Canonsburg, PA11$76,918
Boxborough, MA9$167,622
Lebanon, NH5$85,218
Marlborough, MA4$126,410
Morrisville, NC4$119,855

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Synopsys, Inc. files for

New hires32%

1,483 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers18%

840 — Continuing H-1B employment with Synopsys, Inc.

Transfers from other employers17%

815 — People switching to Synopsys, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions17%

776 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 17% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Synopsys, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY202363010281
FY20244312393
FY202515813487
FY2026 so far12412493

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Tafapolsky & Smith LLP · Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

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Questions about Synopsys, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Synopsys, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Synopsys, Inc. had 164 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #216 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Synopsys, Inc.?

The median is $146,602; the middle half of filings fall between $125,874 and $173,720. The most-filed title, R D Engineering, has a median of $141,014.

Does Synopsys, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Synopsys, Inc. had 124 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.