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.

  • Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
  • Corporate tax: 25.99%.
  • Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Pittsburgh office talent and salary benchmarks

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.

TL;DR

  • Talent index: 78/100 (NYC = 100 baseline).
  • Corporate tax: 25.99%.
  • Talent depth and rent curve are correlated — top talent markets carry top rent.

Talent depth

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.

Cost-to-locate

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.

Key facts

cityPittsburgh
countryUnited States
regionAmericas
classARentLocal28 USD/sqft/yr
classARentUsd$28/sqft/yr
vacancy21.4%
typicalLeaseYears10
typicalRentFreeMonths14
submarkets5
primeYieldPct7.4%

Frequently asked questions

Is Pittsburgh a deep talent market for tech/finance?
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.

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