{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/vancouver/talent-and-salaries",
  "title": "Vancouver office talent and salary benchmarks",
  "description": "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Vancouver Class A office space.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Vancouver indexes 84/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep tech, film and visual effects, mining, and real estate services talent.",
  "tldr": [
    "Talent index: 84/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).",
    "Corporate tax: 27%.",
    "Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Vancouver",
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Americas",
    "classARentLocal": "C$52/sqft/yr · ≈ $38.5 PSF/yr USD",
    "classARentUsd": "$38/sqft/yr",
    "vacancy": "11.2%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 10,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 10,
    "submarkets": 5,
    "primeYieldPct": "5.2%"
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Is Vancouver a deep talent market for tech/finance?",
      "answer": "Deep tech, film and visual effects, mining, and real estate services talent. Strong feed from UBC, SFU, and the BCIT system. Cost-of-living premium versus Toronto and US Pacific Northwest is a meaningful tenant consideration."
    }
  ],
  "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/vancouver/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}