Tech cost calculator

What would it cost to hire this team?

Pick the roles you’d otherwise hire, add what you already spend, and compare it with $10,000 a month. Every default is sourced. Change anything.

Your comparison, per year

Hiring and current spend

Virtual CTO + AI Office

$120,000

Estimates from national medians, before recruiting fees, equipment and management time. Your market may differ. This isn’t a quote.

Sources for the defaults

Glassdoor, Chief Technology Officer salaries (median total pay $297,153). https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/chief-technology-officer-salary-SRCH_KO0,24.htm
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Software Developers (median pay $135,980/yr). https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists (computer user support specialists, median annual wage $61,860, May 2025). https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/computer-support-specialists.htm
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Administrative Services and Facilities Managers (administrative services managers, median annual wage $114,130, May 2025). https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/administrative-services-managers.htm
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, Table 4 (management occupations: wages are 67.5% of total compensation). https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.t04.htm

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