# New York office talent and salary benchmarks

> New York indexes 100/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest white-collar talent pool in the americas.

**Canonical URL:** https://classa.info/cities/new-york/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: 100/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27.5%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **city**: New York
- **country**: United States
- **region**: Americas
- **classARentLocal**: $102/sqft/yr
- **classARentUsd**: $102/sqft/yr
- **vacancy**: 17.4%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 10
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 14
- **submarkets**: 7
- **primeYieldPct**: 5.6%

## FAQ
### Is New York a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Deepest white-collar talent pool in the Americas. Average all-in compensation for senior knowledge workers indexes 100 (the global baseline used elsewhere in this Atlas).

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