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title: "Minneapolis office talent and salary benchmarks"
description: "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Minneapolis Class A office space."
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lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)."
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> Minneapolis indexes 82/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deep fortune 500 corporate, healthcare, retail, and agribusiness talent.

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 82/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 30.6%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

# Minneapolis office talent and salary benchmarks

**Minneapolis indexes 82/100 on the [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas talent index, with deep fortune 500 corporate, healthcare, retail, and agribusiness talent.**

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 82/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 30.6%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Talent depth

Deep Fortune 500 corporate, healthcare, retail, and agribusiness talent. Strong feed from the University of Minnesota and the broader UMN system. Healthcare talent base supports Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealth Group.

## Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Minneapolis is the sum of rent, [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Minneapolis against peer cities on a single normalised view.

## Key facts

| city | Minneapolis|
| country | United States|
| region | Americas|
| classARentLocal | $32/sqft/yr|
| classARentUsd | $32/sqft/yr|
| vacancy | 23.7%|
| typicalLeaseYears | 10|
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 16|
| submarkets | 5|
| primeYieldPct | 7.4%|

## Frequently asked questions

****Is Minneapolis a deep talent market for tech/finance?****
: Deep Fortune 500 corporate, healthcare, retail, and agribusiness talent. Strong feed from the University of Minnesota and the broader UMN system. Healthcare talent base supports Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealth Group.

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Miriam Hollander**](/about/authors/miriam-hollander) — Lead market analyst. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards).

### Primary sources for this page

- [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE
- [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL
- [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield
- [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills
- [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers

[Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections)

## Related topics

- [**Workplace Talent Strategy**](/topics/workplace-talent-strategy) — How office location, building tier, and workplace experience shape talent attraction and retention.

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