# San Diego office talent and salary benchmarks

> San Diego indexes 86/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep life sciences, biotech, defense, and intelligence talent.

**Canonical URL:** https://classa.info/cities/san-diego/talent-and-salaries
**Page type:** city-topic
**Last updated:** 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
**License:** CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info).

## TL;DR
- Talent index: 86/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27.9%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **city**: San Diego
- **country**: United States
- **region**: Americas
- **classARentLocal**: $56/sqft/yr
- **classARentUsd**: $56/sqft/yr
- **vacancy**: 18.4%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 10
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 12
- **submarkets**: 5
- **primeYieldPct**: 6.4%

## FAQ
### Is San Diego a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Deep life sciences, biotech, defense, and intelligence talent. UCSD and the Salk / Scripps research cluster anchor. Deep naval and Marine veteran talent pool.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/san-diego/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.