Does Airbnb pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Airbnb employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Airbnb. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Airbnb?

78% of Airbnb employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Airbnb 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Airbnb?

Software Engineer (142) , Senior Software Engineer (68) , Host (66) , Customer Service Representative (60) , Safety Specialist (50) , Customer Experience Specialist (47) , Data Scientist (35) , Manager (31) , Claims Specialist (30) , Program Manager (30) , Account Manager (29) , Project Manager (29) , Customer Service (28) , Market Manager (26) , Photographer (26)

What are the pros of working at Airbnb according to real employee reviews?

"We have a great downtown office and culture is at the center of many decisions made." ((in 372 reviews)); "A great benefit that allows you to connect with your loved ones at the end of the year." ((in 209 reviews)); "good work life balance and pay good." ((in 101 reviews)); "+ great team and colleagues" ((in 85 reviews)); "Fully remote and good pay" ((in 73 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Airbnb according to real employee reviews?

"Disorganized procedures with poor management." ((in 104 reviews)); "The salary was low for the work" ((in 59 reviews)); "Some managers have been there for too long." ((in 58 reviews)); "The company has some serious ethical issues under the hood which are covered up by senior leadership and "Talent/Employee Relations"." ((in 57 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and insecure, adding needless pressure on already overworked agents." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about Airbnb layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Airbnb layoffs and their outlook for job security at Airbnb in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Airbnb locations?

São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Curitiba , Niterói , Florianópolis , João Pessoa , Campo Grande

Airbnb reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,378 total reviews)

Brian Chesky

86% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

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Airbnb has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Airbnb employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews

1.0

Jan 15, 2016

Photographer

Listing photography specialist

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work seeing the way different people live, pays mileage, commissions come to you, you don't have to go searching for them

Cons

Derisory pay for quality of work demanded. No rise in three years. None of the benefits, such as subsidised travel, meals, healthcare, are offered to photographers. Although they say Airbnb is a team, we are always on the bench! Photographs of quality, they say, make much more money for property owners, and therefore for the company. So why do we get treated so badly?

4.0

Jan 28, 2015

I researched the culture, the values and the perks. I kind if hoped it would be awesome and it is.

Senior safety analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

High pay, smorgasbord of perks, valuable stock options, and amazing tech projects. I could not have hoped for a better company to work for and it has turned to exactly as I had hoped.

Cons

The place is filled with smarties, it can be hard to standout; there's pressure to work all the time and spend what remains of your time on campus, too; it has a huge company feel and you can end up feeling like a number.

5.0

Jul 20, 2014

Great Culture, everyone is very passionate about the product. Passionate high level leadership.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment, great people. Lots of perks and upper level management really cares about employees and the community of users.

Cons

Fast growing company, while we talk a lot about personal life and travel, workdays and weeks are long. As others mentioned some disorganization which can result in poor decisions.

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I researched the culture, the values and the perks. I kind if hoped it would be awesome and it is.

Great Culture, everyone is very passionate about the product. Passionate high level leadership.

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