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What does a hire need to contribute?
Include loaded compensation, upfront hiring cost, and a productivity ramp.
Example scenario
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- Annual base compensation
- $100,000
- Benefits & employer cost load
- 25 %
- Recruiting & onboarding costs
- $15,000
- Monthly contribution at full productivity
- $20,000
- Months to full productivity
- 6 months
First-year net contribution
Example result only, not a forecast or promise.
- First-year loaded cost
- $140,000
- Ramp-adjusted contribution
- $180,000
- Steady-state monthly labor cost
- $10,417
What to do with this result
Check hiring costs, ramp time, contribution, and cash timing before approving the role; define a measurable performance checkpoint.
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Calculation method
Year-one cost = salary × (1 + cost load) + upfront costs. Year-one contribution = monthly contribution × (12 − ramp months / 2).
Assumptions and limitations
- Contribution is before this hire's compensation, but after other delivery costs.
- Linear ramp; no vacancy, turnover, equity compensation, or jurisdiction-specific payroll rules.