What is in the red bar
Wagesyour hourly rate × 2,080 hours$52,458
Paid leavevacation, holidays, sick days$5,762
Supplemental payovertime, shift premiums, bonuses$2,205
Insurancehealth, life, disability$8,424
Retirement and savings$2,184
Legally requiredthe employer’s Social Security and Medicare, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation$5,366
One year, on payroll$76,398
Recruiting, onboarding, the weeks before someone is productiveyour number, not counted here
TurnoverGallup’s estimate of what it costs to replace one employee, and they call it conservative½–2× salary, not counted here
A desk, equipment, software seats, HR administrationyour number, not counted here
What is in the blue bar
Placement, oncethe hiring call, the Job Description, the Standing Orders, the wiring, the testing, two supervised weeksfrom $1,500
Monthly, flatfrom $900 a month, twelve months$10,800
One year, from$12,300
Employer taxes, benefits, paid leave, insurancethere is no payrollnone
Recruiting and onboardingnothing beyond the placement
Turnoverif it isn’t doing the job, it is rebuilt or swapped inside probation, at our costnone
Your timethe hiring call, the Standing Orders you sign, a one-page report every Fridayyours