Cost Calculator
Find out what a W2 sales hire is really costing you.
A senior sales professional costs $40K–$120K in base salary alone — before benefits, tools, and turnover. Run the real numbers.
W2 Comparison Calculator
$80,000
25%
$25,800
5%
$750,000
$5,000
$10,000
W2 Sales Hire — True Year-One Cost
$187,675 annual cost — $15,640/mo avg
- Base salary
- $80,000
- Benefits load
- $29,375
- Tools & data
- $25,800
- W2 commission (5% of $750,000)
- $37,500
- Training cost
- $5,000
- Recruiter/Job Board fee
- $10,000
NSBD — Year-One Cost
$109,500 annual cost — $9,125/mo avg
- Annual retainer
- $72,000
- Commission (5% of $750,000)
- $37,500
- Tools, recruiting
- $0
Year-One Savings
$78,175 annual cost — $6,515/mo avg
Plus: no recruiting, no turnover restart, and a senior operator who already knows the warehousing industry on day one.