Block

New South Wales
Total Offices: 2
12,000 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2009

Block Compensation & Benefits

Block Employee Perspectives

Financial Perks at Block:

  • 401(K) matching
  • Company equity
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Performance bonus
  • Pay transparency
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From the article: Benefits at Block

What People Are Saying About Block

  • Flexible Benefits: Feedback suggests roles are designed for distributed work with employee choice of home, office, or hybrid, plus up to 45 days per year of international work across 150+ countries. Flexible PTO is offered for exempt employees, with structured PTO for non‑exempt.
  • Healthcare Strength: Feedback suggests multiple medical options (Aetna and Kaiser by region) include prescription, telemedicine, and gender‑affirming care, alongside dental, vision, and 24/7 assistance via ComPsych. Lyra provides up to 16 therapy/coaching sessions annually per employee and each eligible dependent, with HSAs/FSAs available and employer HSA contributions covering half the deductible on the Aetna HSA plan.
  • Parental & Family Support: Feedback suggests fertility coverage via Progyny (for Aetna enrollees) and adoption/surrogacy support regardless of medical enrollment are included. Paid parental and caregiving leaves are part of the program, with many citing roughly four months of parental leave.

Block's Benefits

Offers company equity

Offers employee stock purchase plan

Offers performance bonuses

Provides pay transparency

Provides relocation assistance

Offers childcare benefits

Offers generous parental leave

Provides a post-parental leave return-to-work program

Provides adoption assistance

Provides an onsite Mother's Room

Provides family medical leave

Provides fertility benefits

Offers abortion travel benefits

Offers dental insurance

Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Offers health insurance

Offers mental health benefits

Offers transgender health care benefits

Offers vision insurance

Offers 401(K)

Offers disability insurance

Offers life insurance

Provides 401(K) matching