Taxes, benefits, paid leave, insurance, and payroll obligations.
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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.
Plan 1 of 3
Review inclusions, then select the closest package.
Need changes? Use the closest package now. The next steps let you change headcount, salary, currency, fees, setup, and support assumptions.
Custom package
Smart Talent Sourcing
A dedicated role sourced and shortlisted by TSES.
Yearly savings
$57,600
Local cost / month
$5,725
TSES cost / month
$925
Step 1
Start with the closest service fit.
Choose a preset first. The rest of the calculator will stay editable.
If you are unsure, keep the default preset and update only the numbers you know.
Step 2
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.
Estimated local cost / month
$5,725
Step 3
TSES offshore estimate
Talent pay, TSES support, and setup in one view.
Offshore talent pay
$
Expected monthly pay for one offshore team member.
Hourly role pricing
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.
Estimated TSES cost / month
$925
See real role rate benchmarks for this budget
View detailed cost breakdown Shows how the estimate is calculated.
| Cost item | Local model | TSES offshore model |
|---|---|---|
| Base compensation | $3,400 | $800 |
| Benefits, taxes, and leave load | $1,020 | 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 | $5,725 | $925 |
One-time recruitment and setup costs are divided by the selected months. TSES management support is treated as a team-level monthly support line.
Part of the calculator above
See what real roles cost, PH vs. US.
This table reads straight from the calculator above it. Check the categories you care about, or turn on budget match to filter down to roles that fit the offshore rate you set in Step 3.
Linked to your calculator’s offshore budget
Back to calculator
Your suggested team
Suggested team for 1 person
Real roles matched to your budget and the categories you pick below.
Monthly cost
$0/mo
Set an offshore rate in Step 3 to build a team.
Check at least one category below to build a suggested team.
Browse the full role rate table Showing 151 of 151 roles.
| Role | Level | PH monthly range | US monthly range | Cost savings |
|---|
Figures are monthly, USD-equivalent planning ranges from TSES market research (PH bands converted at roughly PHP 61.5/USD). Use them as a sanity check, then validate the exact role and level with TSES before quoting.
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.
Local monthly
salary + load + seat/tools/admin + setup spread
TSES monthly
offshore pay + service fee + support + setup spread
Monthly savings
local monthly - TSES monthly
Annual savings
monthly savings x 12
Cost drop
monthly savings / local monthly cost x 100
ROI
annual savings / annual TSES cost x 100
Payback = TSES setup cost / monthly savings.
Every amount uses the selected currency, and headcount scales salary, overhead, setup, and offshore compensation.
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.
Employer load Benefits, taxes, paid leave, and payroll obligations.
Seat cost Office, software, equipment, and admin support.
Setup timing One-time costs spread over the selected months.
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.
No. It is a cost planning tool. Final pricing depends on role
difficulty, seniority, hours, staffing volume, package scope, and
whether TSES is sourcing, managing, or doing both.
Local employment usually carries employer taxes, benefits,
insurance, paid leave, and other obligations. Keeping it separate
makes the assumption easy to edit.
Use it for an RPO or managed support scenario. Set it to zero or
change the percentage if TSES confirms a different model.
No. It formats the report only. Enter every cost in the same
budgeting currency so the comparison remains clean.
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