# Chennai office talent and salary benchmarks

> Chennai indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong it, automotive engineering, bpo, and finance back-office talent.

**Canonical URL:** https://classa.info/cities/chennai/talent-and-salaries
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**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: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 25.17%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **city**: Chennai
- **country**: India
- **region**: APAC
- **classARentLocal**: ₹170/sqft/mo · ≈ $24.5 PSF/yr USD
- **classARentUsd**: $24/sqft/yr
- **vacancy**: 12.4%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 9
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 6
- **submarkets**: 5
- **primeYieldPct**: 7.4%

## FAQ
### Is Chennai a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Strong IT, automotive engineering, BPO, and finance back-office talent. IIT Madras, Anna University, and SRM anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Tamil, English, Hindi) talent supports international captive tenancy.

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