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 38 reviews)); "Great benefits with every other Friday off." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great culture and values driven work" ((in 34 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 22 reviews)); "talented team" ((in 20 reviews))

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

"merger which still don’t resonate • Inauthentic & arbitrary layoffs as we got ready for Christmas (!)." ((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 10 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)); "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

5.0

Aug 23, 2021

High Performing Engineering Organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very talented developers. I learned a huge amount from very knowledgable peers.

Cons

I can't really think of anything except that at the time the pay was a little under-market.

4.0

Aug 19, 2021

A product that is making a difference

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The brand The vision Exciting mission The meditation product delivers on the Company vision Compensation & benefits Company values Mindays - Headspace gives every other Friday off to employees

Cons

High Executive turnover impacts culture & career growth

5.0

Jul 25, 2021

fun place

Community manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

it was pretty good. Decent work life balance, cool brand, sunny California, a great place to start your career in wellness

Cons

it's a startup so expect growing pains and average managers getting their barrings and what not

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