Casablanca indexes 74/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong francophone banking, bpo, it, and engineering talent.

  • Talent index: 74/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
  • Corporate tax: 31%.
  • Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Casablanca office talent and salary benchmarks

Casablanca indexes 74/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with strong francophone banking, bpo, it, and engineering talent.

TL;DR

  • Talent index: 74/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
  • Corporate tax: 31%.
  • Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Strong Francophone banking, BPO, IT, and engineering talent. Université Hassan II, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, ENCG, and ESCA anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Arabic, French, English) talent supports international tenancy.

Cost-to-locate

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

Key facts

cityCasablanca
countryMorocco
regionEMEA
classARentLocal250 MAD/sqft/yr
classARentUsd$240/sqft/yr
vacancy14.4%
typicalLeaseYears3
typicalRentFreeMonths4
submarkets5
primeYieldPct7.4%

Frequently asked questions

Is Casablanca a deep talent market for tech/finance?
Strong Francophone banking, BPO, IT, and engineering talent. Université Hassan II, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, ENCG, and ESCA anchor the regional pipeline. Multilingual (Arabic, French, English) talent supports international tenancy.

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