Best Pillows for Broad Shoulders

Coop Original Adjustable Pillow ($89) leads this ranking because broad shoulders need more loft than a standard pillow ships with, and this one lets you add fill until the gap between your ear and the mattress is filled. Avocado Green Pillow ($159) is the alternative if you want a different fill feel. Ratings are editorial assessments of construction and fit, not measurements, and a pillow does not treat shoulder or neck pain. Eligibility comes first: a pillow only appears here if its loft is adjustable, its fill is one that keeps height under load, and its support rating is 9 or higher. Everything else is excluded, including pillows we rate well for other sleepers. Left out, with reasons: Purple Harmony Pillow — fixed loft — you cannot raise it to fill a wider shoulder-to-ear gap; Casper Original Pillow — fixed loft — you cannot raise it to fill a wider shoulder-to-ear gap; TEMPUR-Cloud Pillow — fixed loft — you cannot raise it to fill a wider shoulder-to-ear gap; Technogel Deluxe Pillow — fixed loft — you cannot raise it to fill a wider shoulder-to-ear gap; Technogel Anatomic Pillow — fixed loft — you cannot raise it to fill a wider shoulder-to-ear gap; Technogel Contour Pillow — fixed loft — you cannot raise it to fill a wider shoulder-to-ear gap.