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

5.0

Jan 19, 2018

Lovely humans, Amazing Mission, Opportunity to flourish

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- relatively flat org = access to mgmt - best benefits and perks - practice what we sell = meditate daily together - creativity is flourishing - space to grow - cohesive team - dynamic individuals

Cons

- growing quickly scares some people - if you want a challenge, come change the world with us

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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