The real cost of building offshore.
Staff X does this differently. You see exactly what your team member earns and exactly what we charge to employ and support them. No blended rate, no hidden margin, no lock in. This page explains how the economics actually work, so you can judge the value rather than guess at it.
Transparent by design, not by slogan.
Plenty of providers call themselves transparent. Here is what it means with us. Your cost is built from two clear parts: the salary your team member is paid, and the fee we charge to employ them, equip them, and support them properly. You see the split. You know what goes to your team member and what goes to running the engagement.
That matters for two reasons. First, you can be confident your team member is paid fairly, which is a large part of why they stay. Second, you are never paying a marked up mystery rate where the provider quietly pockets the difference between what they charge you and what they pay the staff.
There are no lock in contracts and no charges for time zone alignment or public holidays. The fee covers full IT equipment, productivity and security tooling, and ongoing HR support, all included rather than added on later.
We do not publish a flat price on this page, and that is deliberate. Salaries differ by role and seniority, and the fee differs by market and currency. A real number for your situation takes a five minute conversation, not a price list that would be wrong for half the people reading it.
Empowering Teams, One Dedicated Pod at a Time, Every Day
Cost
50 to 75%
Salary plus fee
Speed
7 to 10 days
Done for you
Talent
2 million plus
Top tier
Retention
2.8 years
Built to last
Churn is the hidden line item.
Here is the part the low price providers do not put on their pricing page. When an offshore hire leaves in the first few months, you do not just lose them. You lose the weeks you spent training them, the momentum on whatever they were working on, and the time your local team sinks into onboarding a replacement. Do that two or three times on the same seat and the cheap hire has quietly become the expensive one.
This is the whole reason Staff X competes on retention rather than rock bottom rates. Our average placement runs 2.8 years. That stability is not a soft benefit, it is the thing that makes the economics work. A team member who stays long enough to genuinely understand your business is worth far more than the few dollars an hour you might save going somewhere cheaper and starting over every six months.
Pay fairly, support properly, and people stay. When they stay, you get the return. That is the entire argument.
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Our Values
Client Success First
Quality Over Quantity
Integrity Always
Growth Through Excellence
Partnership, Not Transaction
Frequent Inquiries
How much does offshore staffing cost?
It depends on the role, the seniority and the market, so an honest answer is a range rather than a single number. Your cost is the salary for the role plus a fee to employ and support that person. Compared to an equivalent local hire, clients typically save between 50 and 75 percent. For real salary benchmarks by role, the FY26 Salary Guide has them in your local currency, and for a precise figure for your situation a short consultation is the fastest route.
Is offshore staffing actually cheaper than hiring locally?
Yes, substantially, with savings of 50 to 75 percent on an equivalent local hire being typical. The larger point is whether it stays cheaper. A hire who leaves quickly erases the saving through retraining and lost time, which is why the durability of the placement matters as much as the headline rate.
What am I actually paying for?
Two things, both visible to you: the salary your team member receives, and the fee that covers employing them, full IT equipment, productivity and security tooling, and ongoing HR support. You see the split, so you always know what goes to your team member and what goes to running the engagement.
Are there hidden fees or lock in contracts?
No. There are no lock in contracts, and no extra charges for time zone alignment or public holidays. The model is built so the cost is the salary and the fee, with nothing arriving later that you were not told about.
Why is Staff X not the cheapest option?
Because the cheapest option usually is not. Rock bottom rates tend to come with high turnover, and turnover is expensive in ways that never show up on the invoice. We price to pay our team members fairly and support them well, which is why our average placement lasts 2.8 years. You are buying a team that stays, not a seat that keeps turning over.