What does a developer actually cost?
Salary is only the beginning. Set the sliders to your situation and see the real, all-in year-one cost — next to what the same work costs with a managed team.
Your assumptions
Health insurance, retirement, employer taxes — typically 25–35%.
Year-one, all-in
$0
≈ $0/month — before a single line of code ships
- Base salary$0
- Benefits & payroll taxes$0
- Recruiting$0
- Equipment & tooling$0
Not included: management time, onboarding months, and the risk of a mis-hire. The math behind these defaults is in our honest cost breakdown.
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