🚨 The 2026 HotelTech Salary & Work Insights Report is LIVE
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The Big Launch: The HotelTech Salary Benchmark Report
April 7, 2026
Back to all insights Table of Contents About Join Danica Smith and Edouard Clarke for the exclusive launch of the 2026 HotelTech Salary Benchmark Report, the most comprehensive analysis of compensation,
End of March thoughts Part 2. If you don’t think LinkedIn is the place for personal updates, scroll on =)
March 31, 2026
Back to all insights Table of Contents I promised I would let you know the ups and downs of bootstrapping since I went solo. ***HTJ stuff*** Really been tested this
End of March thoughts Part 1: “WHERE’S THE HOTELTECH SALARY BENCHMARKING REPORT?!” said a lot of you lately. And I apologise.
March 31, 2026
Back to all insights Table of Contents The HotelTech Salary Benchmark Report is live on the 8th of April. Better late than never but because it’s the first edition the
…but when it comes to compensation, performance, and satisfaction it’s far from one unified market.
After analysing 500+ professionals globally, one thing is clear:
👉 There is no such thing as “the HotelTech market”
👉 It’s a set of micro-markets with completely different realities
Here are a few key insights:
→ 65.8% of the workforce sits in revenue-adjacent roles
→ 69.5% are senior level or above
→ 56.4% work fully remote
→ Median total compensation: $89.5k
→ Top 10% earn $229.5k+ (4.5× the bottom decile)
But the more uncomfortable insights:
→ Only 40.4% of variable earners hit their full bonus
→ Sales is the best paid… but not the happiest
→ OTA & Metasearch = highest pay, lowest sentiment
→ Compensation AND satisfaction vary massively by product category
→ Women report significantly lower employee advocacy (–3.4 vs +12.1 eNPS)
→ Median base salary is equal between men and women ($69.5k) BUT realised earnings are not ($15k diff)
→ Women ask for raises less often
This report wouldn’t have been possible without:
🙏 The 500+ professionals who contributed their data
🎨 Beatrijs for bringing the report to life visually (Thank you for your patience!)
đź“Š Michael for the deep survey prep and data cleaning + analysis guidance.
🎤 Danica for hosting the launch discussion and adding her thoughts to the report
✍️ Zoe for shaping the narrative, adding her thoughts, and guiding me through my first public report piece.
Overall thank you so much everyone for the passionate support!
đź“Ą Access the full report here:
https://lnkd.in/eD5i2GiQ
If you’re working, hiring, investing, or building in HotelTech…
You should not be benchmarking blindly.
Curious to hear what stands out most.