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 12% 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?

"People are nice and friendly as well as hardworking" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great benefits and time off." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great culture and values driven work" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 23 reviews)); "talented team" ((in 19 reviews))

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

"The layoffs and constant change in care hours is just a few examples." ((in 19 reviews)); "It's either ignored or covered up by upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Poor communication from senior leaders about what the goals are Poor planning overall around OKRs." ((in 11 reviews)); "I've seen some quality and experienced individuals leave recently because of burnout, their decline in mental/physical wellbeing, and lack of support/morale from B2B senior managers and directors." ((in 10 reviews)); "Run by extremely inexperienced leadership team." ((in 7 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

Ratings by category

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.8

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture & values

2.2

Career opportunities

2.0

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

381 reviews

3.0

Sep 5, 2024

Great Mission, Leadership/Vision Struggles

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mission: The mission is wonderful and attracts coworkers who are deeply passionate about the space. Everyone is very friendly. Impact: The app has incredible strong brand presence, people will learn you work for Headspace and start telling you how impactful the app has been in their lives. Mind Days: every other Friday is off. 10/10 benefit, is a major reason for retention I’m sure.

Cons

Below Market Rate Salaries: Like many places with strong missions, management can get away with paying low salaries because people want to work at Headspace Product Leadership: No strong higher level direction. I think there is fear to “tarnish the brand” so hesitant to commit. Often abruptly dropping projects and changing directions… until the next one

4.0

Aug 16, 2024

Overall, good place to work

Lead product designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The two biggest pros for me: 1. Working on problems to solve for accessibility to mental healthcare 2. Minddays -- Every other Friday Headspace employees have off to take care of our mind

Cons

The two biggest cons for me: 1. In the past few years, the sense of security is extremely unstable. Two rounds of layoffs have resulted in a 27% reduction in the company with many quiet layoffs occurring in the past year. 2. There's a lack of overall strategy and prioritization from leadership. Even given the reduction in workforce, the amount of work expected from ICs has not changed. So we have to cover all the work that we had teammates to do.

1.0

Jul 15, 2024

terrible place

Licensed clinical social worker lcsw

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it used to be a great place to work and slowly devolved

Cons

high productivity demands rolled back benefits focusing on making money and sacrificing good clinical care

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