Contract engineer vs. full-time hire: the real cost math
When teams compare a contractor's monthly rate against a salary, the salary usually looks cheaper. That comparison is wrong on both sides, and since we place engineers on contract for a living, it's worth showing the honest version of the math — including the cases where hiring full-time is the right call. What a full-time senior engineer actually costs Take a senior engineer in the US or Western…
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