Does BetterUp pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, BetterUp employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at BetterUp. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at BetterUp?

48% of BetterUp employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated BetterUp 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at BetterUp?

Coach (115) , Account Executive (30) , Fellow Coach (22) , Senior Account Executive (22) , Sales (21) , Account Manager (14) , Executive Coach (14) , Enterprise Account Executive (13) , Care Coach (10) , Leadership Coach (10) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (10) , Senior Enterprise Account Executive (10) , Manager (9) , Analyst (8) , Sales Development Representative (7)

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

"Great benefits and got work with really talented teammates" ((in 38 reviews)); "Most colleagues are great" ((in 29 reviews)); "Free coaching is great and has truly helped me grow as a leader and person." ((in 15 reviews)); "BetterUp practices what they preach and is a unique company that is 100% mission driven." ((in 13 reviews)); "Continuous training & development." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"It's a shame to see coaches' experience and satisfaction slowly deteriorate over these past five years...and all because of poor leadership." ((in 30 reviews)); "Low pay (especially on new tiered system) Lack of support Hard to fill coaching spots lately" ((in 25 reviews)); "That is not a healthy professional environment — it's especially ironic for a company selling psychological safety to the world." ((in 14 reviews)); "Work/life balance, poor management, company's identity crisis as they try to scale, not following their own research" ((in 12 reviews)); "They lead with fear, everyone is aware that there are layoffs that happen every Februrary that are framed as a "reorg" or "restructure"" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about BetterUp layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed BetterUp locations?

San Francisco , Austin , New York , Los Angeles , Washington , Chicago , Dallas , Seattle , Denver , Pittsburgh , Boston , Philadelphia , Miami , Charlotte , Houston , Minneapolis , Atlanta , Milwaukee , San Diego , Las Vegas , Reno , Remote , Jersey City , Salt Lake City , Sandy , Evanston , Richmond , Arlington , Saint Louis , Syracuse

BetterUp reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)

Alexi Robichaux

53% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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BetterUp has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 484 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BetterUp employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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484 reviews

3.0

Feb 18, 2021

Talks the talk, does NOT walk the walk...

Operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- LOTS of work to be done! - Opportunities to learn from all teams - Good Benefits

Cons

- Terrible Work-Life Balance - Leadership suffers from a general Lack of Empathy, making it hard to ask for help when you need it - You are encouraged to support the mission, and push forward, despite the toll it may have on your mental health - FTO policy actually keeps EEs from taking time off... most people are overworked burnt out - Even though all public messaging is focused on wellbeing, BetterUp does not do a good job of driving this home for its employees. - Management is not well trained to manage people, which makes the employee experience very inconsistent - No time for career development in overutilized, under-resourced teams

3.0

Feb 14, 2024

Great Marketing - Typical Company

Senior frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, excellent pay, meaningful product (coaching), and the company will help you grow and find your work-life-balance. - You will always be learning something new based on new unique challenges - The product/company goals are always public and clearly defined for you to get behind (sometimes it changes but it's obvious). - Salary is great - Benefits are great - Unlimited PTO is real

Cons

Disorganized middle management, unrealistic reviews, understaffed for the challenges ahead, one product/contract away from the next layoff, and VC/Stakeholder driven (top down). - Understandably there are competing agendas across the different domains and it shows. You'll face challenges here of threading the needle. - Upward promotions are there but its very stagnant based on current staffing and the strict review structure - you have to over invest but that is a risk as it's no guarantee. - This is a very VC driven company with last minute product changes coming from the very top and with no input from the teams. This is a clear reflection of the CEO and it has led to numerous failed attempts at launching the "next big bet". - If you're an engineer you need to keep boundaries and stick to them otherwise they will use you to the last drop and put you away wet.

1.0

Oct 16, 2023

Don't invest your energy here

Coach

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good for filling gaps in your schedule.

Cons

this company doesn't care about coaches, only profit and IPO for their investors.

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