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What does a hire really cost in year one?
Base salary is the headline. Benefits, employer taxes, and the months before someone reaches full output are the rest of the number.
Hire cost snapshot
$130,050
Loaded annual ~$108,800 plus ~$21,250 ramp drag.
How to read this
- The load percentage covers employer taxes, benefits, and insurance. In the US it commonly lands between 25% and 35% of base.
- Ramp drag counts the salary paid while output is still building. Three months is a common default for a mid-level role.
- The maths runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or stored.