# Kansas City office talent and salary benchmarks

> Kansas City indexes 70/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong logistics, animal health, insurance, and engineering talent.

**Canonical URL:** https://classa.info/cities/kansas-city/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: 25.7%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **city**: Kansas City
- **country**: United States
- **region**: Americas
- **classARentLocal**: $26/sqft/yr
- **classARentUsd**: $26/sqft/yr
- **vacancy**: 18.7%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 10
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 12
- **submarkets**: 5
- **primeYieldPct**: 7.4%

## FAQ
### Is Kansas City a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Strong logistics, animal health, insurance, and engineering talent. Kansas State (animal health), University of Kansas, and UMKC anchor the regional pipeline. Tech talent has grown rapidly driven by Cerner / Oracle Health and Garmin.

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