TrueHireCost

Employee Cost Calculator

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Contact TrueHireCost about calculator questions, data corrections, technical issues, partnerships, business inquiries, or general feedback.

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How to reach TrueHireCost

You can contact TrueHireCost about any of the following. The fastest way is the contact form on the live page, which stores your message for the editorial team. You can also email us directly.

  • Data corrections — An outdated or incorrect figure on a state, industry, or calculator page.
  • Tax-rate corrections — A SUTA, FUTA, FICA, minimum-wage, or workers’ comp rate that has changed.
  • Calculator questions — How a number is computed, what a field means, or how to interpret a result.
  • Technical problems — A broken link, export error, display issue, or feature that does not work.
  • Business inquiries — Embedding the calculator, bulk data, or a commercial integration.
  • Partnerships — Content collaboration, data licensing, or a research partnership.
  • Media inquiries — Press, citations, or expert commentary for a story.
  • General feedback — Feature ideas, usability notes, or anything else.

Contact form

The live page includes a working contact form with the following fields and subject options. Submissions are saved and reviewed by the editorial team, and a success confirmation is shown after a valid submission.

Fields: Name, Email, Subject, Message.

Subject options:

  • Data correction
  • Calculator question
  • Technical issue
  • Business inquiry
  • Partnership
  • Media inquiry
  • Other

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We typically respond within 2–3 business days. TrueHireCost is an informational tool and cannot provide personal tax, legal, or HR advice — for guidance specific to your business, consult a licensed professional.

How to report a data or tax-rate correction

To help us verify and fix a figure quickly, please include the following in your message:

  • The URL of the affected page (e.g. https://truehirecost.com/states/california).
  • The figure or statement being questioned.
  • Your suggested correction.
  • The source supporting the correction, if available (agency name, publication, or link).

We verify reports against the issuing authority’s current publication and update affected pages when a figure is wrong or stale. See our editorial standards for the full corrections process.

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Related pages

Data Sources & Methodology

Every rate and formula is checked against the issuing agency before publication. Last updated 2026-08-24.

IRS

FICA, FUTA tax rate & wage base

U.S. DOL

FUTA credit, federal wage & hour

State Workforce Agencies

SUTA rates, wage bases, new-employer rates

BLS

Industry salary benchmarks & turnover

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the fully loaded cost of an employee?

The fully loaded cost of an employee is the total annual cost to employ them: base salary plus employer payroll taxes (FICA, FUTA, SUTA), workers’ compensation, benefits, and overhead. Using TrueHireCost’s current default assumptions, an $80,000 employee has an estimated annual employer cost of approximately $101,207. Actual costs vary by state, benefits, workers’ compensation, retirement contributions, and overhead. Under those defaults the loaded multiplier is about 1.27× base salary ($101,207).

How is the fully loaded employee cost calculated?

TrueHireCost adds employer FICA (7.65%), federal and state unemployment tax, workers’ comp (varies by state and industry), benefits, and overhead to the base salary. You can adjust each input for any U.S. state and industry.

What employer taxes do I pay on top of salary?

Employers pay 7.65% FICA (6.2% Social Security + 1.45% Medicare), FUTA (up to 0.6% on the first $7,000), state unemployment (SUTA), and state disability insurance where applicable.

Is the TrueHireCost calculator free?

Yes. The TrueHireCost employee cost calculator is free to use, requires no sign-up, and works for all 50 U.S. states and 20 major industries.

For Estimation Purposes Only

TrueHireCost provides cost estimates for informational purposes only and is not professional tax, legal, or HR advice. Actual employer costs vary by experience rating, industry classification, carrier, and jurisdiction. Consult a qualified CPA, tax advisor, or HR professional before making hiring or payroll decisions.