// Hire vs fractional ROI

The year-one cost of a team vs a fractional sales team.

Pick a function. Set the team you would otherwise hire. The math runs live. The fractional department retainer sits next to it for honest comparison.

// Function
// Inputs
3
110
$80,000
$40,000$200,000
6 mo
0 mo12 mo
$12,000
$0$50,000
Year-one cost delta
$216,000
What 3 sales hires cost you in year one, minus what the AI Sales Department retainer costs over the same 12 months. Loaded salaries, tools, and the ramp-time gap included.
Loaded cost per hire
$104,000
salary × 1.30
Year-one all-in
$324,000
salaries + tools
Productive months
6
of 12, after ramp
Fractional retainer
$9,000
per month
Retainer × 12
$108,000
annual
Replaces
4 to 8
hires per dept
// vs AI Sales Department
Your hires
$324,000/ year
3 hires · 6 productive months
AI Sales Department
$108,000/ year
Replaces 4 to 8 hires · live in 14 days
Year-1 saving
$216,000
Months earlier to full output
5.5 mo
Cost multiple
3×
// What now?

The numbers above run for hundreds of EOI clients.

If the gap looks meaningful, apply for a 14-day kickoff sprint on this function. If you want to talk through the assumptions first, talk to Roy.

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// How the math runs

Loaded cost per hire: base salary × 1.30 covers benefits, equipment, software seats, and management overhead. Adjust the slider if your numbers differ.

Year-one all-in: loaded cost × number of hires + annual tools spend. You pay the full 12 months even while the team ramps.

Productive months: 12 minus ramp. A six-month ramp halves your year-one output even at full salary.

Fractional retainer: flat monthly fee per department. Sales $9K, Content $7.5K, Ops $8K, Support $7K. Each retainer replaces the hire range listed on the department page (AI Sales Department replaces 4 to 8 hires).

Time to full output: fractional is live in 14 days. Compare that against the ramp window you set above to see how many months earlier the team is producing.