Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb (ABNB), earned $25.0M in total compensation in 2025. Airbnb receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of D (41/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 625:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 87.0%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +9.7%.
How Airbnb CEO Pay Compares
Brian Chesky's $25.0M total compensation is 0% below the Online Travel industry median of $25.0M. The 625:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 35% higher than the industry average of 463:1.
Brian Chesky earned $25.0M in total compensation as CEO of Airbnb (ABNB). Compensation at this magnitude sits in the top decile of S&P 500 CEO pay, weighted heavily toward stock and option awards rather than cash.
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio runs an extreme 625x: Brian Chesky's compensation is more than 500 times the company's median worker pay of $40,000. The Dodd-Frank-mandated ratio disclosure has surfaced pay ratios this high primarily at retail, hospitality, and consumer-goods companies where a large workforce of lower-wage workers anchors the denominator. Performance has been muted across the three-year window: 9.7% TSR, 11.1% revenue change. Stagnant performance combined with substantial CEO pay is the classic setup for proxy-advisor opposition on say-on-pay votes.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 87% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Airbnb operates in Online Travel with 6,907 employees and $11.0B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $80.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Airbnb (ABNB).
Compensation Breakdown
Brian Chesky's $25.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $2.5M in base salary, $12.5M in stock awards, $3.0M in option awards, and $3.8M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | - | $11.2M | $2.7M | $3.4M | $2.5M | $22.4M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | - | $9.3M | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.0M | $18.6M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb (ABNB), earns $25.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
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Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb (ABNB), earns $25.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Airbnb has a Pay-for-Performance Score of D (41/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +9.7%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 87.0% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Airbnb is 625:1. The median worker at Airbnb earns $40K per year, while CEO Brian Chesky earns $25.0M in total compensation.
Airbnb employs approximately 6,907 people. The company operates in the Online Travel industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $11.0B in annual revenue.