# Raleigh-Durham office talent and salary benchmarks

> Raleigh-Durham indexes 80/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with among the deepest tech and life-sciences talent pools in the us southeast — anchored by duke, unc chapel hill, and nc state.

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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: 80/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 23%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Key facts
- **city**: Raleigh-Durham
- **country**: United States
- **region**: Americas
- **classARentLocal**: $36/sqft/yr
- **classARentUsd**: $36/sqft/yr
- **vacancy**: 16.8%
- **typicalLeaseYears**: 10
- **typicalRentFreeMonths**: 12
- **submarkets**: 5
- **primeYieldPct**: 6.9%

## FAQ
### Is Raleigh-Durham a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Among the deepest tech and life-sciences talent pools in the US Southeast — anchored by Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, and NC State. Strong in-migration from the Northeast and West Coast continues to broaden the engineering and biotech base.

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