In-house vs RPO cost-per-hire calculator.
Compare your true internal hiring costs against an RPO model. See how much you could save annually with OttoMate.
Your inputs
Hiring volume
Internal TA team
Tools & overheads
Agency usage
Hiring manager time
RPO assumptions
Results
In-house cost/hire
$16,648
RPO cost/hire
$7,200
Est. annual savings
$377,900
Break-even volume
RPO wins
Annual cost comparison
In-house cost breakdown
- TA Salaries
- Payroll Tax
- Tools
- Overheads
- Agency Fees
- Manager Time
Assumptions & methodology
In-house annual cost = Recruiter salaries + Coordinator salaries + Payroll tax + Tools cost + Overheads + Agency fees + Hiring manager time cost
- Payroll tax = (Recruiter salaries + Coordinator salaries) × 5.5%. This is the average state payroll tax rate in Australia.
- Overheads = (Recruiter salaries + Coordinator salaries) × Overhead %. A 15% overhead multiplier is the industry average in Australia.
- Agency fees = Hires × Agency usage % × Average agency salary × Agency fee %
- Manager time = Hires × Hours per hire × Hourly cost
In-house cost per hire = In-house annual cost ÷ Hires per year
RPO annual cost = (Hires × RPO cost per hire) + RPO setup fee
Break-even = Fixed in-house costs ÷ (RPO CPH − Variable in-house cost per hire). Rounded to the nearest whole number.
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