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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.

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