Does Airbnb sponsor visas — and what does it pay?
Airbnb filed 168 certified labour condition applications with the US Department of Labor between 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, covering 168 worker positions. Every wage below is a figure Airbnb put in front of a federal agency, not a number from a job advert.
Source: US Department of Labor, FY2026 Q3 disclosure data
Read both columns together. Paying the prevailing wage is legal and normal — it is the floor Congress set, not a loophole. The employer also chooses the wage level (I–IV) on the form, and a senior level carries a higher floor, so a wide margin above the floor can reflect the level selected rather than generosity. Read the two columns together, and treat neither as evidence of wrongdoing.
$196k
Median wage filed
$164k
Median legal floor
19%
Above the floor
168
Certified filings
How close to the legal minimum?
Of 168 certified filings, 27 (16%) were at or within 1% of the prevailing wage — the lowest figure Airbnb was legally permitted to offer for that role, in that location, at that skill level. Nationally the figure is 41%.
Wage levels selected
The employer chooses this level on the form, and it sets the legal floor. Level I is entry, Level IV is fully competent.
| Level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | 3% |
| Level II | 63 | 38% |
| Level III | 73 | 43% |
| Level IV | 27 | 16% |
Most-filed job titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 58 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 19 |
| Data Scientist | 10 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 8 |
| Senior Data Engineer | 7 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 6 |
| Engineering Manager | 6 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 5 |
| Data Engineer | 5 |
| Software Enigneer | 5 |
| Platform Manager | 3 |
| Advanced Analytics | 3 |
Where the work is
| Worksite | Filings |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 123 |
| Seattle, WA | 32 |
| New York, NY | 7 |
| San Francsico, CA | 3 |
| San Jose, CA | 2 |
| La Jolla, CA | 1 |
Open roles at Airbnb right now
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Response Coordinator new | United States | Community Support | $82k – $96k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Payments Compliance new | Remote - US | Software Engineering | $212k – $265k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Community Support Engineering (Agent Core Products) new | United States | Software Engineering | $195k – $220k |
| Senior Specialist, Premium Support (English/Spanish) new | Nevada, United States | Community Support | $82k – $96k |
| Senior Market Manager new | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Business Development | yesterday |
| Senior Manager, Supply Enablement new | United States | Sales | $192k – $235k |
| Market Manager new | San Diego, United States | Business Development | $111k – $123k |
| Senior Accountant new | United States | Financial Planning and Analysis | $106k – $125k |
| Market Manager new | Mexico | Business Development | 60k – 75k |
| Market Manager new | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Business Development | yesterday |
| Market Manager new | Alberta, Canada, British Columbia, Canada | Business Development | CA$91k – CA$107k |
| Market Manager new | Ontario, Canada | Business Development | CA$91k – CA$107k |
| Senior Operations Specialist, Hosting | Gurugram, India | Operations | 670k – 840k |
| Product Manager, People to Meet | San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY | Product Management | $200k – $240k |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Trust | San Francisco, CA | Software Engineering | $200k – $235k |
| Market Manager | Ohio, United States, Indiana, United States, Kentucky, United States, Illinois, United States | Business Development | $111k – $123k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Passport & Commerce (Backend) | United States | Software Engineering | $212k – $265k |
| Senior Data Scientist - Payments (Inference) | Remote - USA | Data Science | $179k – $210k |
| Vendor Performance Manager, APAC | Remote-IND | Operations | 5 days ago |
| Vendor Performance Manager, Enterprise Operations | India | Operations | 5 days ago |
| Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Traffic Intelligence | United States | Software Engineering | $212k – $265k |
| Market Associate | New York, United States, New Jersey, United States, Massachusetts, United States, Pennsylvania, United States, Virginia, United States, Maryland, United States | Business Development | $88k – $103k |
| Lead, Advanced Analytics, Community Support | United States | Analytics | $164k – $191k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Service Tools | United States | Software Engineering | $196k – $230k |
| Payment Partner Lead, Bangalore | Bangalore, India | Community Support | 1.4M – 1.9M |
| Lead Advanced Analytics - Gurgaon | Gurugram, India | Analytics | 6 days ago |
| Programs Operations Lead, Growth Levers | San Francisco, California, United States | Operations | $156k – $193k |
| Financial Operations Lead, Vendor Operations | India | Operations | 7 days ago |
| Lead Localization Operations Program Manager | United States | Program Management | $168k – $210k |
| Vendor Manager, Operational Vendor Support | United States | Community Support | $156k – $195k |
| Staff Platform Manager, Payments Regional Growth | Mexico | Product Management | 7 days ago |
| Staff Platform Manager, Payments Regional Growth | Brazil | Product Management | 7 days ago |
| Staff Experience Designer, International | Singapore | Design | 8 days ago |
| Staff UX Researcher, Incubations (Mixed Methods) | United States | Design & Research | $180k – $224k |
| Staff UX Researcher, Payments Growth (Mixed Methods) | United States | Design & Research | $180k – $224k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Marketing technology | Remote, USA | Software Engineering | $212k – $265k |
| Responsable des opérations régionales, Support Premium | Canada | Community Support | CA$115k – CA$144k |
| Regional Operations Manager, Premium Support | Canada | Community Support | CA$115k – CA$144k |
| Senior Security Engineer, Incident Response | United States | Security | $196k – $227k |
| Product Manager, Search | San Francisco, United States | Product Management | $232k – $282k |
Checking this yourself. The FY2026 file is a public download from the Department of Labor. Search it for “AIRBNB, INC.”, “Airbnb, Inc.”. Figures here cover certified applications only; withdrawn and denied applications are excluded.
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