--- title: "Big tech — Talent and salaries" description: "Big tech occupier perspective on talent and salaries across all 123 Tier 1 Class A office markets." canonical: https://classa.info/industries/big-tech/talent-and-salaries pageType: industry-topic lastUpdated: 2026-05-29T16:17:29.065Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > For big tech occupiers, talent and salaries matters because they typically prefer prime-tier submarkets and run High-end fit-out — Class A Atlas links per-city talent and salaries deep-dives below. ## TL;DR - Big tech preference: prime-tier submarkets. - Big tech typical fit-out: High-end. - Talent and salaries per-city deep-dives published for all 123 Tier 1 markets. # Big tech — Talent and salaries **For big tech occupiers, talent and salaries matters because they typically prefer prime-tier submarkets and run High-end [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out — [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas links per-city talent and salaries deep-dives below.** ## TL;DR - Big tech preference: prime-tier submarkets. - Big tech typical fit-out: High-end. - Talent and salaries per-city deep-dives published for all 123 Tier 1 markets. ## Per-city deep-dives - [**Talent and salaries in New York**](/cities/new-york/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in New York](/cities/new-york/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in London**](/cities/london/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in London](/cities/london/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Singapore**](/cities/singapore/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Singapore](/cities/singapore/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Hong Kong**](/cities/hong-kong/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Hong Kong](/cities/hong-kong/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Tokyo**](/cities/tokyo/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Tokyo](/cities/tokyo/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Paris**](/cities/paris/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Paris](/cities/paris/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in San Francisco**](/cities/san-francisco/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in San Francisco](/cities/san-francisco/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Los Angeles**](/cities/los-angeles/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Los Angeles](/cities/los-angeles/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Chicago**](/cities/chicago/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Chicago](/cities/chicago/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Boston**](/cities/boston/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Boston](/cities/boston/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Toronto**](/cities/toronto/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Toronto](/cities/toronto/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Dubai**](/cities/dubai/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Dubai](/cities/dubai/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Frankfurt**](/cities/frankfurt/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Frankfurt](/cities/frankfurt/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Zurich**](/cities/zurich/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Zurich](/cities/zurich/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Amsterdam**](/cities/amsterdam/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Amsterdam](/cities/amsterdam/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Madrid**](/cities/madrid/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Madrid](/cities/madrid/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Shanghai**](/cities/shanghai/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Shanghai](/cities/shanghai/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Seoul**](/cities/seoul/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Seoul](/cities/seoul/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Sydney**](/cities/sydney/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Sydney](/cities/sydney/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Mumbai**](/cities/mumbai/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Mumbai](/cities/mumbai/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Washington DC**](/cities/washington-dc/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Washington DC](/cities/washington-dc/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Miami**](/cities/miami/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Miami](/cities/miami/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Atlanta**](/cities/atlanta/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Atlanta](/cities/atlanta/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Dallas**](/cities/dallas/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Dallas](/cities/dallas/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Houston**](/cities/houston/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Houston](/cities/houston/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Seattle**](/cities/seattle/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Seattle](/cities/seattle/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Austin**](/cities/austin/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Austin](/cities/austin/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Denver**](/cities/denver/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Denver](/cities/denver/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Philadelphia**](/cities/philadelphia/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Philadelphia](/cities/philadelphia/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Minneapolis**](/cities/minneapolis/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Minneapolis](/cities/minneapolis/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in San Diego**](/cities/san-diego/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in San Diego](/cities/san-diego/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Vancouver**](/cities/vancouver/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Vancouver](/cities/vancouver/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Montreal**](/cities/montreal/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Montreal](/cities/montreal/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Calgary**](/cities/calgary/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Calgary](/cities/calgary/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Ottawa**](/cities/ottawa/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Ottawa](/cities/ottawa/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Berlin**](/cities/berlin/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Berlin](/cities/berlin/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Munich**](/cities/munich/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Munich](/cities/munich/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Milan**](/cities/milan/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Milan](/cities/milan/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Dublin**](/cities/dublin/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Dublin](/cities/dublin/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Stockholm**](/cities/stockholm/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Stockholm](/cities/stockholm/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Brussels**](/cities/brussels/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Brussels](/cities/brussels/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Luxembourg**](/cities/luxembourg/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Luxembourg](/cities/luxembourg/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Warsaw**](/cities/warsaw/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Warsaw](/cities/warsaw/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Copenhagen**](/cities/copenhagen/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Copenhagen](/cities/copenhagen/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Lisbon**](/cities/lisbon/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Lisbon](/cities/lisbon/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Bangalore**](/cities/bangalore/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Bangalore](/cities/bangalore/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Delhi-NCR**](/cities/delhi-ncr/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Delhi-NCR](/cities/delhi-ncr/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Hyderabad**](/cities/hyderabad/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Hyderabad](/cities/hyderabad/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Beijing**](/cities/beijing/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Beijing](/cities/beijing/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Shenzhen**](/cities/shenzhen/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Shenzhen](/cities/shenzhen/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Guangzhou**](/cities/guangzhou/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Guangzhou](/cities/guangzhou/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Taipei**](/cities/taipei/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Taipei](/cities/taipei/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Osaka**](/cities/osaka/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Osaka](/cities/osaka/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Melbourne**](/cities/melbourne/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Melbourne](/cities/melbourne/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Bangkok**](/cities/bangkok/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Bangkok](/cities/bangkok/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Kuala Lumpur**](/cities/kuala-lumpur/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Kuala Lumpur](/cities/kuala-lumpur/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Jakarta**](/cities/jakarta/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Jakarta](/cities/jakarta/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Manila**](/cities/manila/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Manila](/cities/manila/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Ho Chi Minh City**](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Ho Chi Minh City](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Tel Aviv**](/cities/tel-aviv/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Tel Aviv](/cities/tel-aviv/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Riyadh**](/cities/riyadh/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Riyadh](/cities/riyadh/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Doha**](/cities/doha/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Doha](/cities/doha/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Abu Dhabi**](/cities/abu-dhabi/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Abu Dhabi](/cities/abu-dhabi/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Johannesburg**](/cities/johannesburg/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Johannesburg](/cities/johannesburg/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Cape Town**](/cities/cape-town/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Cape Town](/cities/cape-town/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Nairobi**](/cities/nairobi/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Nairobi](/cities/nairobi/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Lagos**](/cities/lagos/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Lagos](/cities/lagos/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Mexico City**](/cities/mexico-city/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Mexico City](/cities/mexico-city/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in São Paulo**](/cities/sao-paulo/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in São Paulo](/cities/sao-paulo/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Bogotá**](/cities/bogota/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Bogotá](/cities/bogota/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Santiago**](/cities/santiago/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Santiago](/cities/santiago/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Buenos Aires**](/cities/buenos-aires/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Buenos Aires](/cities/buenos-aires/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Vienna**](/cities/vienna/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Vienna](/cities/vienna/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Charlotte**](/cities/charlotte/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Charlotte](/cities/charlotte/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Nashville**](/cities/nashville/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Nashville](/cities/nashville/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Phoenix**](/cities/phoenix/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Phoenix](/cities/phoenix/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Raleigh-Durham**](/cities/raleigh-durham/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Raleigh-Durham](/cities/raleigh-durham/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Tampa**](/cities/tampa/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Tampa](/cities/tampa/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Orlando**](/cities/orlando/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Orlando](/cities/orlando/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Salt Lake City**](/cities/salt-lake-city/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Salt Lake City](/cities/salt-lake-city/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Portland (OR)**](/cities/portland-or/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Portland (OR)](/cities/portland-or/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Pittsburgh**](/cities/pittsburgh/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Pittsburgh](/cities/pittsburgh/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Detroit**](/cities/detroit/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Detroit](/cities/detroit/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Indianapolis**](/cities/indianapolis/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Indianapolis](/cities/indianapolis/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Kansas City**](/cities/kansas-city/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Kansas City](/cities/kansas-city/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Baltimore**](/cities/baltimore/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Baltimore](/cities/baltimore/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Calgary**](/cities/calgary/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Calgary](/cities/calgary/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Ottawa**](/cities/ottawa/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Ottawa](/cities/ottawa/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Manchester**](/cities/manchester/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Manchester](/cities/manchester/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Edinburgh**](/cities/edinburgh/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Edinburgh](/cities/edinburgh/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Hamburg**](/cities/hamburg/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Hamburg](/cities/hamburg/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Stuttgart**](/cities/stuttgart/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Stuttgart](/cities/stuttgart/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Düsseldorf**](/cities/dusseldorf/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Düsseldorf](/cities/dusseldorf/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Geneva**](/cities/geneva/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Geneva](/cities/geneva/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Oslo**](/cities/oslo/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Oslo](/cities/oslo/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Helsinki**](/cities/helsinki/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Helsinki](/cities/helsinki/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Prague**](/cities/prague/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Prague](/cities/prague/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Budapest**](/cities/budapest/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Budapest](/cities/budapest/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Bucharest**](/cities/bucharest/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Bucharest](/cities/bucharest/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Barcelona**](/cities/barcelona/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Barcelona](/cities/barcelona/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Rome**](/cities/rome/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Rome](/cities/rome/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Rotterdam**](/cities/rotterdam/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Rotterdam](/cities/rotterdam/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Athens**](/cities/athens/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Athens](/cities/athens/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Auckland**](/cities/auckland/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Auckland](/cities/auckland/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Brisbane**](/cities/brisbane/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Brisbane](/cities/brisbane/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Perth**](/cities/perth/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Perth](/cities/perth/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Chennai**](/cities/chennai/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Chennai](/cities/chennai/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Pune**](/cities/pune/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Pune](/cities/pune/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Hangzhou**](/cities/hangzhou/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Hangzhou](/cities/hangzhou/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Chengdu**](/cities/chengdu/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Chengdu](/cities/chengdu/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Suzhou**](/cities/suzhou/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Suzhou](/cities/suzhou/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Yokohama**](/cities/yokohama/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Yokohama](/cities/yokohama/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Nagoya**](/cities/nagoya/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Nagoya](/cities/nagoya/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Hanoi**](/cities/hanoi/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Hanoi](/cities/hanoi/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Phnom Penh**](/cities/phnom-penh/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Phnom Penh](/cities/phnom-penh/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Kuwait City**](/cities/kuwait-city/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Kuwait City](/cities/kuwait-city/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Manama**](/cities/manama/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Manama](/cities/manama/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Cairo**](/cities/cairo/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Cairo](/cities/cairo/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Casablanca**](/cities/casablanca/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Casablanca](/cities/casablanca/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Monterrey**](/cities/monterrey/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Monterrey](/cities/monterrey/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Rio de Janeiro**](/cities/rio-de-janeiro/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Rio de Janeiro](/cities/rio-de-janeiro/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in Panama City**](/cities/panama-city/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in Panama City](/cities/panama-city/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries in San José**](/cities/san-jose-cr/talent-and-salaries) · [Big tech in San José](/cities/san-jose-cr/industries/big-tech) ## Related - [**Big tech — global overview**](/industries/big-tech) - [**Talent and salaries — global overview**](/topics/talent-and-salaries) - [**All industries**](/industries) - [**All topics**](/topics) - [**Big tech — Rents and incentives**](/industries/big-tech/rents-and-incentives) - [**Big tech — Sublease market**](/industries/big-tech/sublease-market) - [**Big tech — ESG and LEED stock**](/industries/big-tech/esg-and-leed) --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/industries/big-tech/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-05-29T16:17:29.065Z.