CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Synopsys SNPS
CEO: Sassine Ghazi · EDA Software · 19,500 employees
Sassine Ghazi, CEO of Synopsys (SNPS), earned $17.9M in total compensation in 2025. Synopsys receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (62/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 115:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 96.5%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +30.8%.
How Synopsys CEO Pay Compares
Sassine Ghazi's $17.9M total compensation is 0% below the EDA Software industry median of $17.9M. The 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 32% higher than the industry average of 87:1. Shareholders broadly support this compensation, with 96.5% approval.
Total comp for Sassine Ghazi as CEO of Synopsys (SNPS) was $17.9M. Equity awards dominate the package — $8.9M in stock plus $2.1M in options — with base salary of $1.8M a small share of the total.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 115x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 30.8% alongside 17.4% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Shareholders ratified the compensation package overwhelmingly: 96% of votes cast supported the company's pay practices at the most recent annual meeting. Say-on-pay support above 95% is typical for well-aligned compensation programs without obvious controversy. Synopsys operates in EDA Software with 19,500 employees and $6.1B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $80.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Synopsys (SNPS).
Compensation Breakdown
Sassine Ghazi's $17.9M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $1.8M in base salary, $8.9M in stock awards, $2.1M in option awards, and $2.7M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.8M | - | $8.9M | $2.1M | $2.7M | $2.0M | $17.9M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | - | $6.9M | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.5M | $13.8M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | - | $5.6M | $1.4M | $1.7M | $1.2M | $11.3M |
| 2022 | $918K | - | $4.6M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.0M | $9.2M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Sassine Ghazi, CEO of Synopsys (SNPS), earns $17.9M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
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Sassine Ghazi, CEO of Synopsys (SNPS), earns $17.9M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Synopsys has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (62/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +30.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 96.5% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Synopsys is 115:1. The median worker at Synopsys earns $155K per year, while CEO Sassine Ghazi earns $17.9M in total compensation.
Synopsys employs approximately 19,500 people. The company operates in the EDA Software industry within the Technology sector, generating $6.1B in annual revenue.