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Role

Seniority

Senior · 6+ years

United StatesLocal full-time hire

Total cost to company

$210,975

Year one, all-in

Base salary: $150,000
Payroll taxes: $12,975
Health insurance: $7,800
401(k) match: $6,000
Recruiting fee: $30,000
Other benefits: $4,200
Equity or options: Varies

Total cost to company

$96,000

$8,000 a month, all-in. Estimated for this role.

Benefits: Included
Payroll and compliance: Included
Legal and IP: Included
Engineer-led vetting: Included
Recruiting: Included
Equipment and IT: Included
Replacement any time: Included

Annual saving with Cloud Employee

$114,975 a year

That's $9,581 back every month

54%

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What we handle, so you don't

Legal, payroll and taxEmployment handled in-country
Engineer-led vettingSenior engineers, not recruiters
Time zone overlapYour hours, your standups
IP and contractsYour code stays yours
Performance coachingProblems surface early
Learning and developmentWhy 97% stay past two years

Base salary sits between the BLS median of $133,080 and the 75th percentile of $169,000 for software developers (OEWS, SOC 15-1252). Recruiting fee shown at 20%, paid on start day. Equity and share options are excluded from the total because they vary by company and are usually not a cash cost. Cloud Employee figures are all-in.

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