Frankfurt indexes 88/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest banking-and-regulatory talent pool in continental europe.

  • Talent index: 88/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
  • Corporate tax: 30%.
  • Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Frankfurt office talent and salary benchmarks

Frankfurt indexes 88/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest banking-and-regulatory talent pool in continental europe.

TL;DR

  • Talent index: 88/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
  • Corporate tax: 30%.
  • Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

Deepest banking-and-regulatory talent pool in continental Europe. Average all-in compensation indexes 88.

Cost-to-locate

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

Key facts

cityFrankfurt
countryGermany
regionEMEA
classARentLocal55 EUR/sqft/yr
classARentUsd$60/sqft/yr
vacancy8.4%
typicalLeaseYears7
typicalRentFreeMonths9
submarkets6
primeYieldPct4.4%

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Deepest banking-and-regulatory talent pool in continental Europe. Average all-in compensation indexes 88.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Samuel Okafor — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

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