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title: "Phnom Penh office talent and salary benchmarks"
description: "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Phnom Penh Class A office space."
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> Phnom Penh indexes 60/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with emerging finance, bpo, garment, and services talent.

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 60/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 20%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

# Phnom Penh office talent and salary benchmarks

**Phnom Penh indexes 60/100 on the [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas talent index, with emerging finance, bpo, garment, and services talent.**

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 60/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 20%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Talent depth

Emerging finance, BPO, garment, and services talent. Royal University of Phnom Penh, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and ACLEDA Institute anchor the local pipeline. Multilingual (Khmer, English, Chinese, French) talent supports FDI tenancy.

## Cost-to-locate

Total cost of locating in Phnom Penh 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 Phnom Penh against peer cities on a single normalised view.

## Key facts

| city | Phnom Penh|
| country | Cambodia|
| region | APAC|
| classARentLocal | $264/sqm/yr · ≈ $24.5 PSF/yr USD|
| classARentUsd | $25/sqft/yr|
| vacancy | 22.4%|
| typicalLeaseYears | 3|
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 6|
| submarkets | 5|
| primeYieldPct | 8%|

## Frequently asked questions

****Is Phnom Penh a deep talent market for tech/finance?****
: Emerging finance, BPO, garment, and services talent. Royal University of Phnom Penh, Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and ACLEDA Institute anchor the local pipeline. Multilingual (Khmer, English, Chinese, French) talent supports FDI tenancy.

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. 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/phnom-penh/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.