What Would This Hire Actually Cost You?
Enter a salary to see the fully loaded cost — payroll taxes, benefits, and turnover risk — based on published data. Then see the alternative.
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Loaded Annual Cost
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~30% above salary for payroll taxes, benefits, and PTO — U.S. private-industry average per the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Cost to Replace Them
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0.5–2x salary once recruiting, vacancy coverage, and ramp-up are included, per Gallup.
Neither figure includes the productivity dip while they ramp up — for complex roles, that typically takes 3–6 months or longer before they reach full output, per the IRS-cited payroll tax rates and the sources above.
The Alternative
None of this is an argument against hiring — some roles need a person. But for process-driven work, here's what changes.
This Hire
Loaded cost: shown above, before anything goes wrong
3–6 months before full productivity
Turnover cost: shown above, if it doesn't work out
Ongoing management time, every week
Fixed payroll cost regardless of revenue
An AI Employee
Predictable cost, no hidden payroll add-ons
Live and working in 15–20 minutes
No turnover, no re-hiring cycle
No management overhead
Scales with the business, not against it
Exact pricing depends on which roles you need — a guided demo covers your specific numbers.
See What This Role Could Look Like as an AI Employee
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