{
  "url": "https://classa.info/cities/washington-dc/talent-and-salaries",
  "title": "Washington DC office talent and salary benchmarks",
  "description": "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Washington DC Class A office space.",
  "oneSentenceAnswer": "Washington DC indexes 92/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest federal-services and policy talent pool in the world.",
  "tldr": [
    "Talent index: 92/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).",
    "Corporate tax: 27.1%.",
    "Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent."
  ],
  "keyFacts": {
    "city": "Washington DC",
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Americas",
    "classARentLocal": "$58/sqft/yr",
    "classARentUsd": "$58/sqft/yr",
    "vacancy": "19.4%",
    "typicalLeaseYears": 10,
    "typicalRentFreeMonths": 14,
    "submarkets": 6,
    "primeYieldPct": "6.3%"
  },
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "Is Washington DC a deep talent market for tech/finance?",
      "answer": "Deepest federal-services and policy talent pool in the world. Strong legal, lobbying, defense, and consulting concentrations. Tech talent has grown rapidly post-2020 driven by AWS, Amazon HQ2, and federal cloud contracts."
    }
  ],
  "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/washington-dc/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z."
}