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Should you hire a remote professional?
Compare what hiring a US W-2 employee typically costs you (salary, employer taxes, benefits, recruiting) against RemoteTeam's flat monthly fee for a managed independent contractor.
How to read this: The left column is what you typically pay to hire a US W2 employee (salary plus employer taxes, benefits, recruiting, and HR). The right column is your flat monthly RemoteTeam fee for a managed independent contractor, not a US employee on your payroll.
US W2 employee
Your cost as a US employer (estimated)
$5,170/mo
- Base salary (full time W2)$4,000
- Employer payroll taxes$320
- Health insurance (employer share)$500
- Recruiting & onboarding$200
- HR & admin overhead$150
RemoteTeam, Remote Professional
Flat monthly fee (independent contractor)
$3,250/mo
- All-inclusive management fee$3,250
- Covers vetting, placement, employment, and ongoing workforce support. Professionals work as independent contractors, not US W2 employees on your payroll. You do not add employer payroll taxes or US employee benefits on top of this fee.
Estimated savings vs. US hire
$1,920/mo · $23,040/yr
- US column uses national averages for a comparable W2 hire. Taxes and benefits are employer costs there, not RemoteTeam fees
- RemoteTeam fee is a single monthly charge for managed independent contractors
- We typically place remote professionals within 14 days and field representatives within 30 days
- Volume discount (10%) applies at 3 or more professionals on RemoteTeam pricing
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