Airbnb, Inc. Compensation
Named-executive pay mix, year-over-year trend, and CD&A themes from the latest proxy filing.
CEO Total Compensation
FY2025
CEO Equity Mix
Equity awards as a share of total pay.
YoY CEO Pay Change
Versus the prior proxy year.
CEO Pay Mix
Source: Latest summary compensation table and normalized component mapping from the company DEF 14A.
CEO Pay Trend
Source: Named executive compensation totals extracted from consecutive proxy statements.
Current Named Executive Pay Table
Latest proxy-year compensation components for the named executive officers captured from the summary compensation table.
| Executive | Title | Salary | Stock Awards | Option Awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle Balogh | Chief Technology Officer | $642,308 | $12,904,878 | $4,718,262 | $13,787 | $18,747,235 |
| Dave Stephenson | Chief Business Officer and Head of Employee Experience | $642,308 | $12,904,878 | $4,718,262 | $11,330 | $18,744,778 |
| Elinor Mertz | Chief Financial Officer | $606,615 | $7,527,805 | $4,718,262 | $13,923 | $13,334,605 |
| Nathan Blecharczyk | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of Airbnb China | $442,308 | $4,893,057 | $3,066,899 | $133,192 | $8,794,656 |
| Brian Chesky | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1 | N/A | N/A | $186,325 | $186,326 |
Latest Compensation Design
The latest CD&A narrative is where pay methods, rationale, and board framing usually show up first.
Compensation Philosophy
The executive compensation program is designed to motivate, reward, attract and retain high-caliber leaders while aligning compensation with stakeholder priorities and Company performance. Key principles include long-term alignment, ownership mindset, stakeholder alignment, performance culture, pay equity, competitiveness, and transparency.
Performance Highlights
2024 results showed continued growth with revenue increasing 12% to $11.1B, Gross Booking Value up 12% to $81.8B, net income decreasing 45% to $2.6B due to prior year tax effects, Adjusted EBITDA up 11% to $4.0B, and Free Cash Flow growing 17% to $4.5B. The company repurchased $3.4B of stock and grew to over 8M active listings.
Key Decisions
Key 2024 decisions included: modest base salary increases (first since IPO), 96% bonus plan payout tied to operational/strategic priorities, emphasis on equity compensation with 70% RSUs/30% stock options mix, and continuation of CEO's 2020 10-year performance-based RSU award.
Themes
Latest Performance-Metric Scorecard
Compensation metrics, weighting clues, and payout context surfaced from the latest CD&A.
Adjusted EBITDA / profit
financialExecutive Summary Business Context Our 2024 results demonstrated that we continue to drive growth and profitability at scale.
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Market share / growth
marketExecutive Summary Business Context Our 2024 results demonstrated that we continue to drive growth and profitability at scale.
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Revenue growth
financialRevenue increased by 12% to $11.1 billion compared to 2023, and Gross Booking Value increased by 12% to $81.8 billion compared to 2023.
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Gross bookings / booking value
marketRevenue increased by 12% to $11.1 billion compared to 2023, and Gross Booking Value increased by 12% to $81.8 billion compared to 2023.
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Free cash flow
capitalOur Adjusted EBITDA increased by 11% to $4.0 billion compared to 2023 and Free Cash Flow was $4.5 billion, growing 17% compared to 2023.(1) Furthermore, we repurchased $…
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Supply and marketplace health
operationalWe also continued to see supply growth across all regions in 2024, ending the year with over 8 million active listings.
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Strategic execution
strategicIn addition, we’ve continued to make investments behind our global markets strategy, including product localization and raising brand awareness in countries with relativ…
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
TSR / stock-price performance
capitalThe award may be earned, if at all, based on our 60 trading day trailing average closing stock price exceeding progressively higher stock price hurdles, ranging from $12…
Payout / Target Context
No explicit payout or target disclosure detected near this metric.
Incentive Programs
Annual cash incentive / bonus plan, Time-based RSUs, Performance-based RSUs / PSUs, Stock options, Long-term equity awards, Founder or multi-year special award
Latest Payout Context
Bonus Plan payout of 96%. / For 2024, bonus payouts were capped at 120% of target.
Compensation Scorecards by Year
Longitudinal view of pay design, incentive methods, performance metrics, and disclosed payout context by proxy year.
| Fiscal Year | CEO Pay | Equity Mix | Incentive Methods | Performance Metrics | Payout / Target Context | Key Changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $14,560,000 | 96.2% | Annual cash incentive / bonus plan, Time-based RSUs, Performance-based RSUs / PSUs, Stock options, Long-term equity awards, Founder or multi-year special award | Adjusted EBITDA / profit Market share / growth Revenue growth | Bonus Plan payout of 96%. / For 2024, bonus payouts were capped at 120% of target. | Key changes included: Dave Stephenson transitioning from CFO to Chief Business Officer role, Elinor Mertz appointed as new CFO, shift in equity grant mix to 70% RSUs/30% stock options (from 50/50), and modest base salary increases implemented for first time since IPO. |
| FY2024 | $13,340,000 | 96% | Not clearly disclosed | No metrics detected | No explicit payout context detected | No change narrative extracted |