Does Headspace pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Headspace employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Headspace. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Headspace?

29% of Headspace employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Headspace 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Headspace?

Therapist (43) , Coach (13) , Senior Software Engineer (11) , Behavioral Health Coach (9) , Software Engineer (9) , Mental Health Coach (8) , Remote Mental Health Coach (7) , Sales (7) , Health Coach (6) , Mental Health Clinician (6) , Anonymous (5) , Marketing (5) , Account Executive (4) , Engineer (4) , Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Headspace according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and time off." ((in 38 reviews)); "Great culture and values driven work" ((in 33 reviews)); "If you aren’t a care provider, you might have some decent work life balance but really depends on the department." ((in 16 reviews)); "Unlimited PTO (which you could use before entire teams were gutted and you actually had coverage)" ((in 13 reviews)); "coworkers are amazing" ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Headspace according to real employee reviews?

"management has issues and company experienced multiple layoffs over one year" ((in 18 reviews)); "Poor communication from senior leaders about what the goals are Poor planning overall around OKRs." ((in 12 reviews)); "Clinical side of the house is not valued Inexperienced Managers" ((in 12 reviews)); "It's either ignored or covered up by upper management." ((in 10 reviews)); "The 4.5 day workweeks are gone and the CEO just announced RTO with no clear justification." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Headspace layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Headspace layoffs and their outlook for job security at Headspace in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Headspace locations?

Santa Monica , Los Angeles , San Francisco , New York , Denver , Phoenix , California City , Seattle , Tampa , Atlanta , Chicago , Washington , Charlotte , Austin , Huntsville , Hampton , Virginia Beach , Hamburg , Rochester , Madison , Bozeman , Saco , Dallas , Texas City , Honolulu , Philadelphia , Cincinnati , Fresno , Santa Clara , Santa Barbara

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Headspace reviews

2.5

29% would recommend to a friend

(381 total reviews)

Tom Pickett

17% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (381 reviews)

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Headspace has an employee rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars, based on 381 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Headspace employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

381 reviews

3.0

Jul 10, 2025

Great initiative

Mental health clinician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good program, learning opportunity. Skill development.

Cons

Poor management especially when managers don't have experience in mental health field and don't want to learn.

2.0

May 14, 2025

D

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

goodw flexiblew timingws wfwh remotew

Cons

good flexible timings wfh remote

5.0

May 1, 2025

An awesome place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great project - Good benefits

Cons

- Salary is not very good

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