Offshore Team Cost Calculator
Most cost comparisons in this industry compare an offshore hourly rate to a local salary. That is not the real comparison, because a local employee costs considerably more than their salary once payroll taxes, benefits, equipment and paid leave are counted — and because you pay them for the whole day whether the work fills it or not.
This does it properly. Add the roles you need, set your own on-cost percentage if you know it, and see the difference.
What would a team actually cost?
Add the roles you need. The comparison uses fully-loaded local employment cost, not just salary — because that is what you would really be spending. Every number is editable.
How this calculates
The iFOVS range is the market rate band for that role in the Philippines, multiplied by your hours. Where a specific hire lands in the band depends on experience and scope — our cost guide explains what moves it.
The local comparison takes a typical full-time salary for the equivalent role in your market, pro-rates it to the hours you entered, and adds an on-cost percentage for employer taxes, benefits, equipment and paid leave. The 25% default is deliberately conservative; in most of these markets the true figure is higher. If you know yours, put it in.
What it does not count, all of which favour the offshore side:
- Recruitment cost or the time you spend hiring locally
- Notice periods, and the cost of a role sitting empty
- Redundancy exposure if the work shrinks
- Office space
- The cost of not covering hours you cannot currently staff at all
What it also does not count, in the other direction: the four hours of your time onboarding properly takes, and the fact that a bad hire anywhere costs more than the salary difference.
This is a tool for sizing the decision. It is not a quote — tell us the role and we will give you one.
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