Airbnb Salary

💰 $185K–$239K salary range

Median: $216K  ·  Based on 95 public Airbnb job postings  ·  Updated July 1, 2026

This Airbnb salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Airbnb

• Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Reasoning, Planning, and Decision-making systems — $296K–$370K · Software Engineering
• Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Bayesian, Large Foundational Systems, and Distributional Reinforcement Learning — $296K–$370K · Software Engineering
• Principal Software Engineer, Performance — $292K–$365K · Software Engineering
• Principal Machine Learning Engineer- LLM Fine-tuning and Optimization — $292K–$365K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Software Engineer, Trust — $248K–$310K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Engineer, Communication & Connectivity — $248K–$310K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Post Training — $248K–$310K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Data Engineer - Data Stewardship — $248K–$310K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Platform Engineering — $244K–$305K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Trust — $244K–$305K · Software Engineering

Airbnb salary by department

• software engineering: $239K median · $370K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Reasoning, Planning, and Decision-making systems (view JD) (30 roles)
• product management: $217K median · $282K top base — Product Manager, Relevance and Personalization (view JD) (7 roles)
• analytics: $201K median · $265K top base — Sr Manager, Advanced Analytics, FSI (view JD) (12 roles)
• data science: $195K median · $280K top base — Senior Staff Data Scientist, Guest & Host Marketplace AI (view JD) (5 roles)
• community support: $189K median · $255K top base — Senior Manager Global Capacity and Operational Planning (Community Support) (view JD) (6 roles)
• financial planning and analysis: $169K median · $265K top base — Senior Product Program Manager, Roadmap Planning & Program Management (view JD) (6 roles)
• business operations/analysis: $151K median · $247K top base — Senior Programs and Business Operations Lead, Monthly Stays (view JD) (7 roles)

Airbnb salary by seniority

• Senior: $198K median · $265K top base — Sr Manager, Advanced Analytics, FSI (view JD) (27)
• Staff: $239K median · $370K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Reasoning, Planning, and Decision-making systems (view JD) (37)

Airbnb salary — lead & management

• Lead: $178K median · $217K top base — Social Creative Lead, Real-Time & Reactive (view JD) (12)
• Manager: $194K median · $282K top base — Product Manager, Relevance and Personalization (view JD) (16)

Airbnb salary by location

• Remote: $221K median · $370K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Bayesian, Large Foundational Systems, and Distributional Reinforcement Learning (view JD) (60 roles)
• San Francisco: $221K median · $282K top base — Product Manager, Relevance and Personalization (view JD) (10 roles)

Remote work at Airbnb

91% of Airbnb's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $221K median vs $201K onsite.

What Airbnb looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (21) · SQL (15) · Java (10) · PyTorch (8) · Scala (6) · Tableau (6) · Airflow (5) · R (5) · Feature Engineering (4) · Data Pipelines (4).

About Airbnb

Airbnb is Public stage · 5,001–10,000 employees · founded 2008 · HQ San Francisco, California. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Airbnb

Roles typically ask for around 9 years of experience (up to 15+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 31 that do, PhD and Master's and Bachelor's and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 76% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Airbnb total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 2% include commission. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Airbnb hiring activity

Airbnb has 95 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 95 public job postings with disclosed pay. 31 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (71 in the last 90).

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Common questions

What does Airbnb pay?
The median pay is $216K, with a typical range of $185K–$239K, based on 95 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Airbnb?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Reasoning, Planning, and Decision-making systems, at $296K–$370K base.

Which team pays the most at Airbnb?
The software engineering team, at a $239K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 95 public Airbnb job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed July 1, 2026.

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