# Washington DC office talent and salary benchmarks

> Washington DC indexes 92/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest federal-services and policy talent pool in the world.

**Canonical URL:** https://classa.info/cities/washington-dc/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: 92/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27.1%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **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%

## FAQ
### Is Washington DC a deep talent market for tech/finance?
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.

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