Add an agency fee markup to a contractor's base rate.
A markup percentage raises the contractor's base rate to the billed rate you actually pay, and the monthly cost multiplies that by hours. Buying a contractor through an agency always carries a hidden fee, so comparing the loaded monthly cost against a direct hire matters.
Contractor Fee Markup
Billed rate = contractor rate x (1 + fee%); markup = billed - base
Billed rate = contractor rate x (1 + fee%); markup = billed - base A markup percentage raises the contractor's base rate to the billed rate you actually pay, and the monthly cost multiplies that by hours.
Buying a contractor through an agency always carries a hidden fee, so comparing the loaded monthly cost against a direct hire matters.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Contractor base rate, Fee markup, Hours per month. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.