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

Headspace reviews

2.5

29% would recommend to a friend

(381 total reviews)

Tom Pickett

17% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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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

2.0

Apr 28, 2026

Used to love coaching, but this role has ruined it.

Coach

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-they offer great resources for members to utilize -continued education to sharpen your coaching skills

Cons

-there have been so many changes and expectations that are frustrating to navigate -they expect way too much for so little pay and no benefits -this role is so taxing on your own mental health... many of the members that you see aren't a good fit for coaching, so you're also filtering a lot of members for therapy and navigate really heavy mental health conversations that aren't within the scope of coaching -feedback isn't delivered live, it's all put in a spreadsheet that's clearly input by automation

1.0

Apr 13, 2026

Surviving Headspace

Coach

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They make WFH feel like a cool prison sentence alternative with potty break times.

Cons

My mental health is in the worst state (so interesting!?) It’s not a job I can do anymore. Remote working from home money isn’t even worth any of it. Constantly questioning their morals and integrity. All the leadership and management still remaining are desperately clueless yes men. There is no one advocating for frontline coaches anymore.

1.0

Mar 31, 2026

The Emperors Clothes Are Made Here

Therapist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworker support is probably the best thing to come out of my time here.

Cons

The company listed "Seek Truth Speak Truth" in their company values, but that couldn't have been further from the truth. They took away unlimited PTO, then they dramatically reduced perks like Wellness Benefits, merit raises and time to attend ERG all while quotas (sorry....metrics) went up up up. Middle management started leaving (like rats on the Titanic) and then there first layoff came...then the second. There's a lot of smoke and mirrors being used and it seems the last thing that Headspace is concerned about is their employees mental health...ironic, isn't it? This isn't a company that is about mindfulness...it's about going public and making all they can for the upper echelons of the company. VERY disappointing.

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Used to love coaching, but this role has ruined it.

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