Recruiter fee calculator
See what a contingency recruiter costs before you agree to the percentage.
Most recruiter fee calculators are just salary × percentage. This one shows that math next to SuperHired's $7,500 flat fee, so you can compare the actual hiring cost before you sign anything.
Inputs
Set the salary and contingency rate.
Comparison
What the fee looks like side by side.
At a $150,000 salary and 25% contingency fee, you would pay $30,000 more than SuperHired's flat-fee model.
What this calculator doesn't show
The real cost isn't only the fee. It's what you keep when the search is over.
A percentage-based recruiter gets paid for placement. SuperHired is built around discovery quality and documented reasoning. You keep the Job Map, Work Driver logic, salary benchmark, and decision trail even if the role changes or the first search doesn't end in a hire.
The useful question isn't “what percentage do recruiters charge?” It's “what do we get for the fee, and what survives after the search?”
Fit check
Use the math to open the right question.
Fee comparison is useful, but the hire still has to work. SuperHired fits when you have one critical $60K to $200K role, $7,500+ budget, and a team willing to spend three hours on discovery before search.
Good fit
One important role, not bulk hiring. The team wants a Job Map, candidate reasoning, and a Work Simulation before making an offer.
Not a fit
Temp staffing, resume-only sourcing, emergency fill-in work, or a team trying to skip role discovery.
Next step
Bring the role. We'll pressure-test the fit.
A Scoping Call is a free 30-minute conversation. No pitch. You walk us through the seat, we show you how we'd study it, and you decide whether the math and the methodology make sense for this hire.