SNPS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #42 of 189 in industry

Synopsys Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $19.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $93,538 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-02-19
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#42/189

Data updated August 2026

Subscribe to Synopsys Inc CEO pay filing updates (RSS)

CEO-to-worker pay ratio
210:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$19.6M
Median worker
$93,538

Answer first

Synopsys Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $19.6M ranks #173 of 1,423 complete filings; its 210:1 pay ratio ranks #301. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $93,538. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 42 of 189, 78th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#173
$19.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#301
210:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
78th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Synopsys Inc ranks nationally

Synopsys Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$19,642,980 Top 12% higher than 88% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Synopsys Inc vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($19.6M) against pay ratio (210:1) for Synopsys Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1402883.324629255.447855627.571081999.694308371.888.9:1122.5:1156:1189.6:1223.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Synopsys Inc, CEO total pay: 19642980 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1Synopsys IncZoomInfo Technologies Inc., CEO total pay: 33297747 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 209:1ZoomInfo Technologies Inc.GoDaddy Inc., CEO total pay: 22969206 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 206:1GoDaddy Inc.Unisys Corp, CEO total pay: 5625860 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 206:1Unisys CorpIonQ, Inc., CEO total pay: 90085395 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1IonQ, Inc.Adobe Inc., CEO total pay: 51173935 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1Adobe Inc.
Synopsys Inc vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Synopsys Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Synopsys Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
210:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+8:1
from FY2024 202:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.7%
$19.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Synopsys Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $10.0M - $98,215 102:1 -
2022 $10.0M -0% $93,618 107:1 +5:1
2023 $12.7M +27% $90,759 140:1 +33:1
2024 $18.9M +49% $93,786 202:1 +62:1
2025 $19.6M +3.7% $93,538 210:1 +8:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 883241, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
210:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$19.6M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#42 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Synopsys Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Synopsys Inc's FY2025 ratio 210:1 ranks #42 of 189 Business Services filers (78th percentile). the CEO earned 210× the median employee ($93,538) in FY2025.

Median employee $93,538 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 210 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$19.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

210:1

Elevated vs. peers

Synopsys Inc in the higher Business Services third

Synopsys Inc's FY2025 ratio 210:1 ranks #42 of 189 Business Services filers (78th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Synopsys Inc's $19.6M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #173 and ratio rank #301 split - treat 210:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$19.6M
Median Employee Pay
$93,538
Pay Ratio
210:1
Filing Date
2026-02-19

Company Info

Ticker
SNPS
CIK
883241
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 883241, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Synopsys Inc's FY2025 ratio 210:1 ranks #42 of 189 Business Services filers (78th percentile).

Read with Synopsys Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Flutter Entertainment plc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.7M (Δ $53K heavier vs Synopsys Inc); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.6M (Δ $53K lighter vs Synopsys Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
State Street Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.5M (Δ $116K lighter vs Synopsys Inc); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Littelfuse Inc /de · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.8M (Δ $140K heavier vs Synopsys Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Synopsys Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #173/#301

Synopsys Inc's FY2025 package sits #173 by CEO dollars and #301 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Synopsys Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Synopsys Inc (CIK 883241), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.