The invention discloses a method for synthesizing laurel acyl amino acid sodium. The method comprises the steps that lauric acid and phosgene react by being catalyzed by organic aryl amide, and lauroyl chloride is prepared; lauroyl chloride and amino acid react in an alkaline solution, and lauroyl amino acid salt is prepared; extraction separation is carried out, a catalyst is recycled from an organic phase, a water phase is sequentially subjected to acidification, filter separation, sodium hydroxide neutralizing and cooling crystallization, and laurel acyl amino acid sodium is obtained. According to the method, organic aryl amide is mainly adopted as the catalyst for the reaction of lauric acid and phosgene, the lauric acid acylation reaction is thorough, no residue exists, acyl chloride products do not need layering, distilling and other purifying processes can be directly used for synthesizing laurel acyl amino acid sodium, and especially the catalyst can be recycled and cyclically utilized through a simple method. Compared with use of existing DMF and other fatty amine catalysts, the process steps are greatly simplified, the yield and quality of the product are improved, production cost is reduced, environmental protection is facilitated, and the requirements of industrial production are met.