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Free tools that show what IT really costs your business and where you stand with AI.
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CalculatorInternal IT Cost CalculatorSee the full cost of an in-house IT employee, not just the salary. CalculatorTime Lost to IT CalculatorSee what you pay when your team does IT instead of their jobs. Self-assessmentAI Maturity CurveAnswer a few questions to see where your business stands with AI.

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Internal IT Cost Calculator

An IT hire costs a lot more than the salary. Add payroll taxes, benefits, time off, equipment, overhead, and recruiting to see the full yearly and monthly cost of running IT in-house.

Loaded Cost Calculator
Base compensation
IT person salary
Base salary per IT employee
$85,000
Number of IT staff
Full-time internal IT employees
1
Taxes & insurance
Payroll taxes (FICA + unemployment)
Employer FICA 7.65% + FUTA/state; typical range 8–10%
9%
Workers' compensation
Office/IT role; typically 0.5–2% of salary
1%
Benefits
Health insurance
Employer contribution; typically 5–15% of salary
10%
Retirement match
401(k) or similar; typically 0–6%
3%
Paid time off
Vacation, holidays, sick days; 25 days ≈ 9.6% of paid time
9%
Other benefits
Dental, vision, disability, life insurance; typically 1–5%
2%
Tools, overhead & onboarding
Equipment & software
Laptop, licenses, security tools, per-user subscriptions/yr
$5,000
Overhead & space
Office, utilities, HR, admin, management time; typically 3–15%
8%
Recruiting & onboarding
Job ads, interviews, training ramp-up; typically 2–10%
5%
Your loaded cost breakdown
Base salary—
Payroll taxes—
Workers' comp—
Health insurance—
Retirement match—
Paid time off—
Other benefits—
Equipment & software—
Overhead & space—
Recruiting & onboarding—
Total / year 1.0x salary
—
— / month
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Time Lost to IT Calculator

When people in your business fix their own tech problems, you are paying them to do work that is not their job. Enter how many people it affects and how much time it takes to see what it costs each year.

How Much Are You Paying People to Do IT Instead of Their Jobs?
Number of People Dealing With IT Issues
How many people in your business get pulled into IT problems?
2
Average Salary of Those Affected
What do you pay these people to do their actual jobs?
$100,000
Hours per Day Spent on IT
On a typical workday, how much time does IT pull them away?
1 hr/day
Lost Per Year
$0
in wasted payroll
Lost Per Month
$0
every single month
Working Days Lost
0
per person, per year
$0/yr in salary spent on work that isn’t getting done in your business.
When an architect is doing IT, he’s not doing what he’s hired to do. Every hour your people spend on IT is an hour they’re not billing, building, selling, or serving your clients.