Airbnb Executive Compensation (FY25)
ABNB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
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Data as of September 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026
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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: 1:1 → 1:1 (3.1% 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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle Balogh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Aristotle Balogh | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Elinor Mertz | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Elinor Mertz | RSU | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Nathan Blecharczyk | RSU | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Nathan Blecharczyk | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle Balogh | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Nathan Blecharczyk | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Elinor Mertz | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Brian Chesky | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Chenault | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alfred Lin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Angela Ahrendts | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey Jordan Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 5, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 4, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 5, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 1, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Airbnb disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Airbnb sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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223 figures on this page: 218 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
218 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001559720-26-000018Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-175062CEO Pay Ratio · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
- 0001193125-25-137216Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-25-0969382024 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-24-157426Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-1029602023 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-162506Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-23-1090992022 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-22-169254Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}