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title: "Taipei office talent and salary benchmarks"
description: "White-collar talent depth, salary benchmarks, and hiring economics for occupiers of Taipei Class A office space."
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> Taipei indexes 86/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest semiconductor and electronics talent in asia.

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 86/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 20%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

# Taipei office talent and salary benchmarks

**Taipei indexes 86/100 on the [Class A](/glossary/class-a) Atlas talent index, with deepest semiconductor and electronics talent in asia.**

## TL;DR

- Talent index: 86/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
- Corporate tax: 20%.
- Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

## Talent depth

Deepest semiconductor and electronics talent in Asia. Strong feed from National Taiwan University, NTHU, and the broader Taiwan university system. Mandarin and Taiwanese operating environment with strong English in tech.

## Cost-to-locate

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

## Key facts

| city | Taipei|
| country | Taiwan|
| region | APAC|
| classARentLocal | NT$4,500/ping/mo · ≈ $47 PSF/yr USD|
| classARentUsd | $47/sqft/yr|
| vacancy | 4.2%|
| typicalLeaseYears | 5|
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 3|
| submarkets | 5|
| primeYieldPct | 3.4%|

## Frequently asked questions

****Is Taipei a deep talent market for tech/finance?****
: Deepest semiconductor and electronics talent in Asia. Strong feed from National Taiwan University, NTHU, and the broader Taiwan university system. Mandarin and Taiwanese operating environment with strong English in tech.

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. 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/taipei/talent-and-salaries), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.