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title: "Rome office talent and salary benchmarks"
description: "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Rome Class A office space."
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> Rome indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong government, energy, hospitality, and professional services talent.

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27.9%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

# Rome office talent and salary benchmarks

**Rome indexes 78/100 on the [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas talent index, with strong government, energy, hospitality, and professional services talent.**

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 27.9%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Talent depth

Strong government, energy, hospitality, and professional services talent. Sapienza University of Rome (largest in Europe by enrollment), LUISS, and Tor Vergata anchor the pipeline. Multilingual (Italian, English, French) talent supports diplomatic and international tenancy.

## Cost-to-locate

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

## Key facts

| city | Rome|
| country | Italy|
| region | EMEA|
| classARentLocal | €360/sqm/yr · ≈ $36.1 PSF/yr USD|
| classARentUsd | $36/sqft/yr|
| vacancy | 8.6%|
| typicalLeaseYears | 6|
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 8|
| submarkets | 5|
| primeYieldPct | 4.8%|

## Frequently asked questions

****Is Rome a deep talent market for tech/finance?****
: Strong government, energy, hospitality, and professional services talent. Sapienza University of Rome (largest in Europe by enrollment), LUISS, and Tor Vergata anchor the pipeline. Multilingual (Italian, English, French) talent supports diplomatic and international 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

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## 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/rome/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.