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$10k/month x 12 months/year. Isn't that $120k/year? How did you come up with $60k? This is a serious question, because I assume there's an unspoken assumption in your post.


David -

That's the fully loaded cost of the employee, so the sum of salary, payroll taxes, health insurance, unemployment insurance, office rent, and whatever else I'm forgetting.

Edit: also called the fully burdened cost




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