CEO total pay
$11,548,326
Brian Chesky · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
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CEO pay ratio
Not in CD&A
Median employee: $235,416
Compensation committee
CD&APeople and Compensation Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
From the Summary Compensation Table. Pay mix and YoY are computed from these rows.
| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Chesky2025 compensation | President and Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer | $11,548,326↓ 13% | 94% at-risk | $671,154 | $6,656,128 | $675,000 | $14,852 |
Aristotle Balogh2025 compensation | Former Chief Technology Officer | $11,547,529↓ 38% | 94% at-risk | $671,154 | $6,656,128 | $675,000 | $14,055 |
Nathan Blecharczyk2025 compensation | Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer | $7,792,940↓ 11% | 87% at-risk | $471,154 | $4,235,740 | $285,000 | $553,913 |
Pay mix: base cash incentive equity other
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Peer comparison
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2025 Primary Peer Group
13 members · 6 in ProxyMiner
Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
Practice Description No Hedging of Company Stock
“Practice Description No Hedging of Company Stock”
pledging
prohibited
“In addition, pledging of Airbnb stock by executive officers and members of the board of directors as collateral for loans and investments is prohibited absent approval by the board of directors, and such pledge shall not…”
clawback
present
“Clawback Policy As required by SEC rules and Nasdaq Listing Rules, we have adopted a clawback policy that requires us to recover certain erroneously paid incentive compensation received by our Section 16 officers in the …”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“stock ownership guidelines, our equity mix ensures long-term alignment with shareholder interests.”
change in control
Separation Each of our named executive officers are party to Change in Control and Severance Agreements, which provide for certain severance benefits and payments both outside of and in connection with a change in control
“Separation Each of our named executive officers are party to Change in Control and Severance Agreements, which provide for certain severance benefits and payments both outside of and in connection with a change in contro…”
compensation consultant
independent
“independent compensation consultant, our people and compensation committee completes a risk assessment of our standing compensation programs.”
compensation committee
People and Compensation Committee
“People and Compensation Committee”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$12.2 billion
“Balogh, Chief Technology Officer.(1) (1) Mr. Balogh departed from his role as an executive officer of the Company in December 2025 and entered into an advisory non-executive role. Executive Summary Business Context Our 2…”
annual incentive payout
100%
“Bonus Plan payout of 100%.”
performance equity mix
—
“Chesky a performance-based RSU award intended to cover ten years of compensation (the “Multi-Year Award”).”
median employee compensation
$235,416
“and the annual total compensation of our Chief Executive Officer. The following table sets forth the ratio of our Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky’s total compensation to that of the Company’s median employee for the…”
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