What would a hire actually cost you?
Build the in-house team you were about to hire, then see how it compares to a fractional digital department.
Full-time
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Senior Digital Leader
Loaded cost $188,500/yr Role 1
Junior Digital Coordinator
Loaded cost $75,400/yr Role 2
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Hiring overhead
Fractional
GR Labs engagement
This is an estimate. Any engagement would need to be discussed on a call.
$2,500/month · $30,000 in year 1. No recruiting line, no benefits load.
Monthly range
Engagements start at $1,500. Most land between $2,500 and $5,000. Larger scopes can reach $10,000.
This scenario is modeled at $2,500/month.
Assumptions
How to read the numbers.
Figures are in US dollars. Loaded cost adds your benefits-and-tax percentage on top of salary. Year 1 includes recruiting and onboarding per hire. Three-year totals hold today's costs flat—no inflation, equity, or severance.
This compares cost, not identical hours or output. A junior hire is not a digital lead. A senior hire is still one person. GR Labs engagements start at $1,500/month; actual scope is confirmed on a fit call.
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