The real cost of a hire

A new hire costs way more than the wage.

The salary is only the sticker price. On top of it sit payroll taxes, vacation and stat pay, workers' comp, benefits, plus the hidden bill for hiring, training, and the slow months before someone is productive. Put in a wage, pick your region, and see the true, fully-loaded number, then ask whether a system could give you the capacity without the payroll.

×0Wage, once fully loaded
0 regionsQuebec · Ontario · USA
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Free tool True Cost of an Employee The fully-loaded number, region by region

Your situation

This wage actually costs you$54,600that's 1.21× the wage · $4,550/month · $27.30/working hour

And that's before they've made you a dollar

The loaded wage is the yearly cost. Getting to that first productive day carries its own bill:

  • ~$4,700 to find and hire one person, ads, screening, and the ~6 weeks a role sits open. SHRM
  • Around $12,000 in half-speed output over the ~8 months it takes to reach full productivity. Gallup
  • If it doesn't work out, replacing them runs 50% to 200% of the salary over again. SHRM / U.S. DOL
Realistic year-one cost of this hire: $71,300

A system does the repetitive work… for a fraction of a salary.

$71,300
A new hire, year one
vs
one
subscription
A system, running today
Payroll tax, benefits, vacation
~8 months to full speed
Sick days & turnover risk
Live the day you switch it on
Never calls in sick
Scales to every new account free

The cheapest employee is the one the system means you never had to hire.

Before you post that job, let's do the math together.

In 15 minutes we'll look at the hours you're trying to hire away and whether a system covers them, for a fraction of a loaded salary, with none of the risk.

One year of a single hire is a lot of subscription. Let's see what that money buys you instead.

15 minutes · no obligation.

Just so we're clear: this is a free tool that gives rough estimates and general information to help you explore your options. It is not financial, legal, tax, or professional advice. Programs, prices, numbers and eligibility change, so always do your own research and confirm the details before you act on anything here. CFDFpromo is not responsible for decisions made based on this tool. Canada & USA.