{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/riyadh/talent-and-salaries",
  "title": "Riyadh office talent and salary benchmarks",
  "description": "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Riyadh Class A office space.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Riyadh indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with growing tech, finance, and professional services talent.",
  "tldr": [
    "Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).",
    "Corporate tax: 20%.",
    "Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Riyadh",
    "country": "Saudi Arabia",
    "region": "EMEA",
    "classARentLocal": "SAR 2,200/sqm/yr · ≈ $54.6 PSF/yr USD",
    "classARentUsd": "$55/sqft/yr",
    "vacancy": "4.6%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 5,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 4,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "primeYieldPct": "6.8%"
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Is Riyadh a deep talent market for tech/finance?",
      "answer": "Growing tech, finance, and professional services talent. Strong Saudi national talent pipeline through Vision 2030 education programs. Saudization (Nitaqat) program requires meeting Saudi national employment quotas."
    }
  ],
  "pageType": "city-topic",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).",
  "citation": "Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/riyadh/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}