Pittsburgh indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with among the deepest robotics, ai, and life-sciences talent pools in the us — anchored by carnegie mellon, pitt, and upmc.
Pittsburgh indexes 78/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with among the deepest robotics, ai, and life-sciences talent pools in the us — anchored by carnegie mellon, pitt, and upmc.
Among the deepest robotics, AI, and life-sciences talent pools in the US — anchored by Carnegie Mellon, Pitt, and UPMC. Strong engineering retention from CMU's robotics program drives the venture-backed AI tenant pipeline.
Total cost of locating in Pittsburgh is the sum of rent, fit-out">fit-out, and salary delta vs. comparable markets. Use the City Comparator tool to benchmark Pittsburgh against peer cities on a single normalised view.
| city | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|
| country | United States |
| region | Americas |
| classARentLocal | 28 USD/sqft/yr |
| classARentUsd | $28/sqft/yr |
| vacancy | 21.4% |
| typicalLeaseYears | 10 |
| typicalRentFreeMonths | 14 |
| submarkets | 5 |
| primeYieldPct | 7.4% |
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