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Airbnb Executive Compensation (FY25)

ABNB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Brian Chesky
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Brian Chesky: $186,326 → $242,122 (29.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.3% → 99.4% (2.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 0.7:1 → 1:1 (49.4% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Airbnb's chief executive and what were they paid?
Brian Chesky, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $242,122 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $186,326 reported for fiscal 2024, Chesky's total was 29.9% higher.
What was Airbnb's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 99.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Airbnb's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Adobe, Block, Booking Holdings, DoorDash and Intuit, among others. The additional disclosed peer group includes Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Disney and Microsoft, among others.
What is Airbnb's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1:1, against median employee compensation of $235,416.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aristotle Balogh
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Dave Stephenson
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Catherine Powell
Global Head of Hosting
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Airbnb China
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Chesky
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aristotle Balogh
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Dave Stephenson
Former Chief Financial Officer and Current Chief Business Officer and Head of Employee Experience
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Catherine Powell
Former Global Head of Hosting
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Airbnb China
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Chesky
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Aristotle Balogh
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Dave Stephenson
Chief Business Officer and Head of Employee Experience
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Elinor Mertz
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Airbnb China
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Chesky
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Elinor Mertz
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Aristotle Balogh
Former Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Chesky
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Aristotle BaloghRSU◇——◇——◇
Aristotle BaloghOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Elinor MertzRSU◇——◇——◇
Elinor MertzOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Nathan BlecharczykRSU◇——◇——◇
Nathan BlecharczykOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Brian CheskyPSU◇◇——
Aristotle BaloghOption◇—◇4/2/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/5/2034
Option◇—◇3/27/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/19/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Elinor MertzOption◇—◇4/2/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/27/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/19/2032
Nathan BlecharczykOption◇—◇4/2/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/27/2033
Option◇—◇4/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/19/2032
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Aristotle Balogh
Former Chief Technology Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Brian Chesky
President and Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Elinor Mertz
Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Chenault
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Alfred Lin
◇◇————◇
Angela Ahrendts
◇◇————◇
Jeffrey Jordan
◇◇————◇
James Manyika
◇◇————◇
Amrita Ahuja
◇◇————◇
Joseph Gebbia
◇◇————◇
Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adobe ADBE
  • Block XYZ
  • Booking Holdings BKNG
  • DoorDash DASH
  • Intuit INTU
  • Netflix NFLX
  • Pinterest PINS
  • Salesforce CRM
  • ServiceNow NOW
  • Shopify SHOP
  • Spotify SPOT
  • Uber UBER
  • Zoom Video Communications ZM
Additional disclosed peer group
  • Alphabet GOOG
  • Amazon AMZN
  • Apple AAPL
  • Disney DIS
  • Microsoft MSFT
  • Tesla TSLA
Secondary Broader Peer Group
  • Nike NKE

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 1, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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255 figures on this page: 250 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
250 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001559720-26-000018
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-175062
    CEO Pay Ratio · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
  3. 0001193125-25-137216
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-096938
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-157426
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-102960
    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
  7. 0001193125-23-162506
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-109099
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-169254
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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The companies named in ABNB's own disclosed peer group.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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