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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."
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lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)."
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> Vancouver indexes 84/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep tech, film and visual effects, mining, and real estate services talent.

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 84/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

# Vancouver office talent and salary benchmarks

**Vancouver indexes 84/100 on the [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas talent index, with deep tech, film and visual effects, mining, and real estate services talent.**

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 84/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Talent depth

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.

## Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Vancouver is the sum of rent, [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Vancouver against peer cities on a single normalised view.

## Key facts

| 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%|

## Frequently asked questions

****Is Vancouver a deep talent market for tech/finance?****
: 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.

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Miriam Hollander**](/about/authors/miriam-hollander) — Lead market analyst. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards).

### Primary sources for this page

- [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE
- [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL
- [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield
- [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills
- [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers

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## Related topics

- [**Workplace Talent Strategy**](/topics/workplace-talent-strategy) — How office location, building tier, and workplace experience shape talent attraction and retention.

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