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Job ads, recruiter fees, screening, onboarding, bad-hire risk — hiring costs add up fast. See exactly what you're spending and how much Zedtreeo saves you.
Total Cost-Per-Hire Savings
$30,354(97% less)
Traditional Hiring Cost
$31,329
Zedtreeo Hiring Cost
$975
Job Posting & Advertising
LinkedIn, Indeed, industry job boards
Traditional
$1,200
Zedtreeo
$0 — included
Recruiter / Agency Fee
Typically 15–25% of first-year salary
Traditional
$12,096 (20%)
Zedtreeo
$0 — no fees ever
Screening & Interviews
Internal time spent reviewing, interviewing (40+ hrs avg)
Traditional
$3,200 (40 hrs × $80/hr)
Zedtreeo
$0 — Zedtreeo pre-vets
Background & Reference Checks
Third-party verification services
Traditional
$350
Zedtreeo
$0 — included
Onboarding & Training
Equipment, setup, initial training period
Traditional
$4,000
Zedtreeo
$500 (your tools only)
Bad-Hire Risk (30% probability)
Cost if hire doesn't work out within 90 days
Traditional
$5,443 (risk-adjusted)
Zedtreeo
$0 — free 5-day trial + replacement guarantee
Time-to-Productivity Gap
6-week ramp-up vs 2-week with Zedtreeo
Traditional
$5,040 (4 weeks lost)
Zedtreeo
$475 (1.3 weeks)
United States (Traditional)
$91,809
Zedtreeo
$18,255
You save $73,554 in the first year alone.
Traditional hiring costs from SHRM, Glassdoor & LinkedIn 2026 benchmarks. Zedtreeo: $0 recruitment fee, starting from $5/hour.
The hidden costs most companies overlook.
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Job board postings ($200–$500 each), recruiter agency fees (15–25% of first-year salary), LinkedIn Recruiter licenses, and internal recruiter time.
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Resume screening (23 hrs avg per hire), phone screens, technical assessments, panel interviews, background checks, and reference verification.
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30% of new hires fail within 90 days (SHRM). Each bad hire costs 50–200% of annual salary. Even good hires take 6+ weeks to reach full productivity.
Understanding the real cost of hiring.
Cost-per-hire is the total cost of filling a position, including job advertising, recruiter fees, screening time, background checks, onboarding, and the risk cost of a bad hire. SHRM's benchmark puts the average US cost-per-hire at $4,700 — but for professional roles, it often exceeds $15,000 when all factors are included.
Zedtreeo eliminates the most expensive hiring costs entirely: zero recruitment fees, zero job board costs, zero screening overhead (we pre-vet all candidates), and zero bad-hire risk thanks to our free 5-day trial and replacement guarantee. You only pay the flat hourly rate — starting from $5/hour.
Cost-per-hire traditionally refers to the cost of the hiring process itself — not the ongoing salary. However, our First-Year Total Cost section adds salary to give you a complete picture. Even including salary, Zedtreeo typically costs 60–70% less than a local hire.
The US Department of Labor estimates a bad hire costs at least 30% of the employee's annual salary. With a 30% probability of failure within 90 days (SHRM data), the risk-adjusted cost is significant. Zedtreeo eliminates this with a free 5-day trial and free replacement guarantee.
Traditional hires take 6+ weeks to reach full productivity. Zedtreeo's candidates are pre-vetted for your specific role requirements and can start within 48 hours. With dedicated onboarding support, most reach productive output within 2 weeks — saving you 4+ weeks of lost productivity.
None. Zedtreeo's flat hourly rate includes everything: recruitment, vetting, HR management, payroll processing, and account management. The only additional cost is your own software licenses and tools that the team member needs access to.
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