Airbnb Salary

💰 $179K–$239K salary range

Median: $220K  ·  Based on 100 public Airbnb job postings  ·  Updated July 29, 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 Manager, Machine Learning Engineering - Communication & Connectivity — $248K–$310K · Software Engineering
• Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Growth Platform Engineering — $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) (31 roles)
• product management: $220K median · $282K top base — Product Manager, Incubations (view JD) (12 roles)
• business operations/analysis: $203K median · $249K top base — Senior Sales Operations Lead (view JD) (8 roles)
• analytics: $201K median · $265K top base — Sr Manager, Advanced Analytics, FSI (view JD) (8 roles)
• financial planning and analysis: $198K median · $265K top base — Senior Product Program Manager, Roadmap Planning & Program Management (view JD) (5 roles)
• data science: $195K median · $280K top base — Senior Staff Data Scientist, Guest & Host Marketplace AI (view JD) (5 roles)
• community support: $180K median · $255K top base — Senior Manager Global Capacity and Operational Planning (Community Support) (view JD) (5 roles)
• employee experience: $164K median · $193K top base — Workplace Operations Program Manager (view JD) (5 roles)

Airbnb salary by seniority

• Senior: $216K median · $310K top base — Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering - Communication & Connectivity (view JD) (27)
• Staff: $237K median · $370K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Reasoning, Planning, and Decision-making systems (view JD) (36)

Airbnb salary — lead & management

• Lead: $180K median · $249K top base — Supply Category Lead, Airbnb Services (view JD) (9)
• Manager: $185K median · $282K top base — Product Manager, Incubations (view JD) (22)

Airbnb salary by location

• Remote: $220K median · $370K top base — Principal AI/ML Researcher / Engineer In Bayesian, Large Foundational Systems, and Distributional Reinforcement Learning (view JD) (77 roles)
• San Francisco: $218K median · $282K top base — Product Manager, Incubations (view JD) (9 roles)

Remote work at Airbnb

87% of Airbnb's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $220K median vs $163K onsite.

What Airbnb looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Python (26) · SQL (23) · Java (11) · R (9) · Scala (8) · PyTorch (8) · Tableau (8) · Product Roadmap (7) · Kubernetes (7) · Airflow (7).

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 28 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; 100% of these postings reference equity (options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Airbnb total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 3% include commission; common structures: hourly. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Airbnb hiring activity

Airbnb has 100 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 100 public job postings with disclosed pay. 43 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (85 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 3 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Airbnb pay?
The median pay is $220K, with a typical range of $179K–$239K, based on 100 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 100 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 29, 2026.

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