A clearer view of your options

How Much Could Outsourcing Save Your Business?

Compare the full cost of a hypothetical employee with a flexible outsourced arrangement. Adjust the assumptions to explore your own first-year scenario—not a quote or a promise.

01 / Your assumptions

Put the costs in perspective.

Illustrative sample values only. These are not The Follow Up Firm’s prices or promised savings.

Employee pay basis

Employee annual salary

USD / year

Range: 0–1,000,000 USD / year.

Employer payroll taxes

% of base pay

Your assumed rate—not a tax recommendation.

Employer-paid benefits

USD / month

Range: 0–100,000 USD / month.

Software & equipment

USD / month

Range: 0–100,000 USD / month.

Recruiting & onboarding

USD / once

Spread across the first 12 months.

Flexible outsourced arrangement

Outsourced service fee

USD / month

Enter an all-in fee, including any expected extra charges.

Hours of support needed (optional)

hours / week

Optional. Does not change the full-time employee benchmark.

Make it like-for-like. Both options should cover equivalent work, hours and responsibilities. For part-time needs, a full-time employee benchmark may overstate potential savings. The hours field is context only; it does not prorate pay or predict service capacity.

Formulas & first-year assumptions

Annual base pay = salary, or hourly pay × 40 hours × 52 weeks (2,080 hours).

Employee annual cost = base pay + (base pay × employer tax % ÷ 100) + (monthly benefits × 12) + (monthly software/equipment × 12) + one-time recruiting/onboarding.

Employee monthly cost = employee annual cost ÷ 12. This is an annual average, including onboarding amortized across year one—not a monthly cash-flow forecast.

Outsourced annual cost = all-in outsourced monthly fee × 12.

Annual difference = employee annual cost − outsourced annual cost. Positive = savings; negative = additional expense. Percentage = difference ÷ employee annual cost × 100; not applicable when employee cost is zero.

All amounts are USD. Payroll tax applies to base pay only; actual tax treatment may differ. This model excludes overtime, salary changes, inflation and indirect costs. Add applicable outsourced taxes, tools and extra charges to the monthly fee. One-time employee costs are included in the first year only. These are planning assumptions, not sourced statistics, tax advice or a quote.

02 / First-year comparison

Two ways to support your business.

Hypothetical estimate · USD · based on your inputs

Full-time employee

$6,400.00

per month · average

$76,800.00

first year

Outsourced support

$2,500.00

per month

$30,000.00

first year

Estimated annual savings

$46,800.00

60.9% less than the loaded employee cost.

Annual cost, compared

Employee$76,800.00

Outsourced$30,000.00

Employee cost breakdown

Base pay: $60,000.00
Employer payroll taxes: $6,000.00
Benefits (12 months): $6,000.00
Software/equipment (12 months): $1,800.00
One-time recruiting/onboarding: $3,000.00

Numbers are a starting point.

A custom scope brings the details into focus. Pricing, capacity and service commitments are confirmed personally; savings are not guaranteed.

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