Advisory ROI calculator
Compare the cost of an in-house IT team with Advisory Fully Managed IT
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IT tasks get organized and employees get unstuck. So your entire team has more time for what they do best.
Compared to building an in-house IT team for 10 employees, Advisory costs $24,000 a year instead of $118,750.
Get a full breakdown of savings →Costs estimated based on the below methodology.
Your estimate for 10 employees
In-house: an IT Manager, prorated toward the next staffing level as you approach 50 employees, $118,750 a year loaded.
Advisory: 10 × $200 = $2,000 a month ($200.00 per device on average), $24,000 a year.
Time reclaimed: 10 × 57 hours ÷ 52 weeks ≈ 11 hours a week.
In-house IT team by headcount
Based on 2024 to 2025 market salaries. Every salary is increased by 25% for benefits, payroll taxes, equipment and onboarding.
| Employees | In-house roles (base salary) | Loaded cost a year |
|---|---|---|
| 10 to 49 | IT Manager ($95,000) | $118,750 |
| 50 to 99 | All-purpose IT Engineer ($150,000) IT Manager ($110,000) | $325,000 |
| 100 to 149 | MDM Engineer ($150,000) Deskside Support Technician ($90,000) IT Manager ($110,000) | $437,500 |
| 150 to 299 | MDM Engineer ($200,000) 2 × Deskside Support Technician ($90,000) Senior IT Manager ($150,000) | $662,500 |
| 300 to 500 | 2 × MDM Engineer ($200,000) IAM Engineer ($180,000) 2 × Deskside Support Technician ($90,000) Senior IT Manager ($150,000) | $1,137,500 |
Compliance requirements add one Security & Compliance Engineer ($140,000 base, $175,000 loaded) at every team size.
Between staffing levels, the in-house cost is prorated by headcount, so the estimate rises gradually as you grow instead of jumping at a band edge.
Advisory pricing (graduated)
Fully Managed IT is priced per device per month. The calculator shows annual totals (12 months of fees) so you can compare them with yearly salaries. Each rate applies only to the devices inside its band, like tax brackets, so your cost always rises as your fleet grows and never jumps down at a band edge. Estimates assume one managed device per employee.
| Devices | Per device per month |
|---|---|
| Devices 1 to 25 | $200 |
| Devices 26 to 49 | $175 |
| Devices 50 to 79 | $150 |
| Devices 80 to 110 | $130 |
| Devices 111 to 199 | $110 |
| Devices 200 and up | $90 |
Time reclaimed
- Advisory estimate: without dedicated IT support, each employee loses about 65 hours a year (about 40 to unresolved IT delays and 25 to context switching).
- With Advisory, we estimate that drops to about 8 hours a year per employee.
- Hours per week = employees × (65 − 8) ÷ 52, rounded to the nearest hour.
What does not change the estimate
- Device mix (All Mac, Mixed, All Windows) and work location are used to tailor your full breakdown only.
- In-person support is available in the greater New York City area only.
- Annual savings = loaded in-house cost − Advisory cost. This calculator estimates Fully Managed IT only; co-managed IT and project work are scoped separately. Results are estimates, not a quote.
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