Taipei indexes 86/100 on the Class A Atlas talent index, with deepest semiconductor and electronics talent in asia.

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

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">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

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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 — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

• CBRE Marketview reports — CBRE
• JLL Office Insight — JLL
• Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat — Cushman & Wakefield
• Savills World Research — Savills
• Colliers Global Office Outlook — Colliers

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