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ScaleWise Cost Calculator
Compare local hiring costs with a TSES-supported offshore team. Choose a service route, adjust the assumptions you already know, and review the savings before your consultation.
Cost planning
Built for clearer outsourcing decisions
Salary, support, setup, and payback modeled before a TSES consult.
Need changes? Use the closest package now. The next steps let you change headcount, salary, currency, fees, setup, and support assumptions.
Step 1
Start with the closest service fit.
Choose a preset first. The rest of the calculator will stay editable.
Local hiring cost
What the same role usually costs in-house.
Pay and employer load
Gross monthly pay before benefits and other employer costs.
Benefits, payroll taxes, paid leave, insurance, and contributions.
Seat, tools, and admin
Workspace, utilities, internet, and seat allocation per person.
Licenses, hardware, devices, and role-specific tools per person.
Internal HR, payroll, compliance, and manager admin time per person.
Hiring setup
Recruiter, interviews, onboarding, training, and ramp-up cost.
TSES offshore estimate
Talent pay, TSES support, and setup in one view.
Offshore talent pay
Expected monthly pay for one offshore team member.
For hourly roles, monthly pay equals hours times hourly rate.
TSES service support
For RPO scenarios, 15% is the default planning benchmark.
Ongoing coordination, HR guidance, attendance, and performance support.
Setup timing
One-time kickoff, onboarding, and setup cost for the offshore role.
Converts one-time hiring and setup costs into a monthly estimate.
View detailed cost breakdown Shows how the estimate is calculated.
| Cost item | Local model | TSES offshore model |
|---|---|---|
| Base compensation | $4,200 | $1,250 |
| Benefits, taxes, and leave load | $1,260 | N/A |
| Seat, tools, software, and HR admin | $930 | $0 |
| TSES service fee | N/A | $0 |
| Hiring and setup spread monthly | $375 | $125 |
| Total monthly cost | $6,765 | $1,375 |
One-time recruitment and setup costs are divided by the selected months. TSES management support is treated as a team-level monthly support line.
Calculation formula
Outsourcing savings formula.
The estimate uses monthly local cost minus monthly TSES cost, then annualizes the difference. Setup costs are spread over the selected amortization period.
salary + load + seat/tools/admin + setup spread
offshore pay + service fee + support + setup spread
local monthly - TSES monthly
monthly savings x 12
monthly savings / local monthly cost x 100
annual savings / annual TSES cost x 100
Service comparison
Starter scenarios for TSES services.
These use the same formula as the live calculator. Replace the assumptions with your real salary, package, fee, and hourly numbers.
| TSES support type | Local monthly | TSES monthly | Monthly savings | Yearly savings | Reduction |
|---|
Currency selector changes formatting only. Enter all figures in the currency your business uses for budgeting.
Hidden costs
What salary-only comparisons miss.
Local hiring often looks cheaper until these cost lines are included.
Compare the full seat cost, not just the salary line.
Why the totals change
Salary is only one part of the staffing model.
The calculator separates the surrounding costs so non-technical users can see why an offshore TSES scenario may reduce the full monthly staffing expense.
Taxes, benefits, paid leave, insurance, and payroll obligations.
Laptops, software seats, security tools, and equipment refresh cycles.
Desk space, utilities, facilities, supplies, and operations support.
Job ads, screening, recruiter time, onboarding, and ramp-up.
Payroll coordination, HR guidance, attendance, and performance support.
Lost productivity and replacement costs when a local seat churns.
FAQ
Questions before using the estimate.
Use this as a planning model, then let TSES confirm the right role, support package, and final cost.
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