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A Full-Time US Hire Costs You $90k+ — Here's the Alternative

3 min read · Tags: hiring, operations

The problem

You need a US ops manager. Salary is $75k, plus benefits, plus payroll tax, plus equipment, plus management overhead. Total burn is closer to $110k.

Our solution

We give you the same skill set as a fractional team for a fraction of the cost, with no payroll, no benefits, no firing risk.

The problem

You need a US ops manager. Salary is $75k, plus benefits, plus payroll tax, plus equipment, plus management overhead. Total burn is closer to $110k.

Our solution

We give you the same skill set as a fractional team for a fraction of the cost, with no payroll, no benefits, no firing risk.

True cost of US W-2 hiring

Salary x 1.4 is a reasonable rule of thumb once you load benefits, payroll tax, and equipment.

Fractional teams scale up and down

You can use 20 hours one month and 80 the next. A W-2 employee can't.

When you actually need a W-2

Once a function exceeds 30 hours/week consistently for 6+ months, hire. Until then, fractional wins.

Who we are

Founded by Europeans living in the US, 123OutSourced operates as your boots-on-the-ground team — serving brands and sellers anywhere in the world with operations executed inside the United States. That mix — European discipline, US execution — is exactly what foreign brands need to win in the United States.

Next step

If this is hitting close to home, book a 15-minute intro call. We'll scope the work and show you exactly how we'd take this off your plate.

Want this off your plate?

We're a US-based ops team founded by European founders. We run customer service, Amazon, Shopify, fulfillment, and back-office for foreign brands selling in the US.