# Athens office talent and salary benchmarks

> Athens indexes 70/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong shipping, tourism, banking, and engineering talent.

**Canonical URL:** https://classa.info/cities/athens/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: 70/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 22%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **city**: Athens
- **country**: Greece
- **region**: EMEA
- **classARentLocal**: €264/sqm/yr · ≈ $26.5 PSF/yr USD
- **classARentUsd**: $26/sqft/yr
- **vacancy**: 12.4%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 6
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 6
- **submarkets**: 5
- **primeYieldPct**: 6.6%

## FAQ
### Is Athens a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Strong shipping, tourism, banking, and engineering talent. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, NTUA, and Athens University of Economics anchor the pipeline. Multilingual (Greek, English, French) talent supports cross-border shipping and tourism tenancy.

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