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What does a US hire actually cost you?

Not just the number on the job advert. Payroll tax, benefits, paid leave, equipment and recruiting all ride along with a salary — and most of it stays invisible until it shows up on a P&L.

Put a real role and salary into the calculator below and see the full US-side cost next to what the same seat costs staffed through GH. Every assumption behind the arithmetic is disclosed on the page, not held back for a sales call.

What this could save you

Move the numbers to match the role you're costing. The totals below update as you type — no email needed.

$66,529/yr

$20,800/yr

$45,729

68.7% lower than staying in-house

Full itemised breakdown

See the six line items that make up the US-side total — payroll tax, benefits, paid leave, equipment, and recruiting — for the numbers above.

No sales call. We'll just send the same breakdown to your inbox.

Every assumption this rests on

These are conservative public US averages — employer payroll tax, benefits load, paid leave, and the rest — not GH Business Solutions' own measured figures. They're disclosed here in full so you can check the arithmetic yourself rather than take our word for it.

Employer payroll tax 9.15%
Benefits load 25%
Paid leave 20 days
Workstation and software $1,500
Cost per hire $4,000
Annual turnover 30%
GH rate $10.00 per billable hour (our range is $9-$10 — we cost the top of it here)

Ready to put a number on it for real?

Tell us the role and the volume. We'll tell you exactly what staffing it through GH would look like.

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