Airbnb
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 382 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
- Headquarters: New York City, San Francisco
- Founded 2008
- 5,597 employees (2020)
- Nasdaq: ABNB
At a glance
- Airbnb hires senior. 45% of its filings are Level III, 2.1 times the share across all H-1B employers (21%).
- Most filed: Software Engineer. 65% of its filings. After that come Data Scientist and Engineering Director.
- Mostly above the prevailing wage. 98% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $191,000, median prevailing wage $161,637.
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Percentiles from Airbnb's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Airbnb hires for
Bar: share of Airbnb's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 94% of filings (28 occupations in total).
Show all 4 jobs
| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $191,000 | 248 |
| Data Scientist | $174,000 | 49 |
| Engineering Director | $204,000 | 16 |
| Operations Research Analyst | $164,000 | 13 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Airbnb.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 8% of filings
Mid-level · 37% of filings
Senior · 45% of filings
Expert · 10% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $157,000 | 29 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $191,000 | 143 |
| Senior · Level III | $196,000 | 171 |
| Expert · Level IV | $214,000 | 39 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Where Airbnb files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 3 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $191,000 | 262 |
| Seattle, WA | $191,000 | 88 |
| New York, NY | $183,000 | 22 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $157,000 |
| 25th | $175,000 |
| 50th (median) | $191,000 |
| 75th | $199,884 |
| 90th | $214,000 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $190,000 | $170,000 | $215,000 | 271 |
| FY2021 | $202,710 | $180,000 | $220,000 | 248 |
| FY2022 | $206,000 | $180,000 | $220,000 | 265 |
| FY2023 | $185,000 | $150,000 | $207,500 | 158 |
| FY2024 | $185,000 | $174,000 | $185,000 | 175 |
| FY2025 | $191,000 | $172,233 | $196,750 | 222 |
| FY2026 | $196,000 | $179,000 | $200,000 | 160 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.
Job titles at Airbnb
| Job title | Median | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $188,000 | $162k–$196k | 87 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $191,000 | $185k–$191k | 81 |
| Staff Software Engineer | $204,000 | $204k–$204k | 22 |
| Senior Data Engineer | $191,000 | $191k–$191k | 18 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | $191,000 | $191k–$191k | 13 |
| Data Scientist | $151,000 | $148k–$179k | 12 |
| Engineering Manager | $204,000 | $204k–$227.6k | 12 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $196,000 | $163k–$223.3k | 10 |
Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.
About Airbnb
Airbnb's filings list its industry as Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector, NAICS 5615). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Francisco, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Data Scientist and Engineering Director and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- New York City, San Francisco
- Employees
- 5,597 (2020)
- Website
- airbnb.com
- Stock
- Nasdaq: ABNB
Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.
Questions
Does Airbnb sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Airbnb filed 382 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.
How much does Airbnb pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Airbnb's H-1B filings is $191,000; half of filings fall between $175,000 and $199,884. Bonus and stock are not included.