Scale Lean

The real numbers

A salary is not a cost. Super is just the start.

Advertise $64,800 and you'll pay well past it. Superannuation, payroll tax, workers comp, leave loading, recruitment and a laptop all land on top.

1 person

Local hire

Australia
Base salary
$5,400
Superannuation (12%)
$648
Payroll tax (4.85%)
$293
Workers comp (1.5%)
$81
Leave loading (2.5%)
$135
Recruitment, amortised
$1,000
Desk, laptop, software
$250

True cost /mo

$7,807

31% of that is on-costs, not salary — superannuation alone adds $648.

Alternate Outsourcing

Offshore team
All-in fee
$1,620
Superannuation — not applicable
Payroll tax — not applicable
Workers comp — included
Leave and backfill — included
Recruitment and vetting — included
Desk, laptop, software — included

True cost /mo

$1,620

You keep $6,187 per mo — about 79% less than hiring locally, with no super, no payroll tax and no leave liability sitting on your books.

Cost my team

Indicative only. Based on a 160-hour month, superannuation guarantee at 12%, payroll tax at 4.85% and workers compensation at 1.5%. Payroll tax thresholds and rates vary by state; recruitment and equipment costs are amortised over a year. Your actual figures are confirmed on a call.

3 wks
Average time to first day
68%
Typical cost saving vs local
24/7
Coverage across time zones
30 days
Notice. No lock-in contracts

Ask Alt

Not sure what team you need?

Describe what's not getting done. Alt will map it to roles, give you a rough number and only push a call when you're ready.

Hey, I'm Alt.

Tell me what's clogging up your week and I'll tell you exactly which team fixes it, what it costs, and how fast it starts.

What we staff

Pick a function. We'll bring the people.

Filter by department, or ask Alt if you're not sure which one owns your problem.

How it works

Four steps from "we're stretched" to "they started Monday".

  1. 01

    Tell us the problem

    Chat with Alt or run the team builder. No job description needed — just describe what's not getting done.

  2. 02

    We design the team

    Role mix, seniority, shift pattern and an indicative monthly cost, on the same call.

  3. 03

    We recruit and train

    Sourced, vetted and onboarded to your tools and tone. You interview the shortlist.

  4. 04

    They work as yours

    Your standups, your Slack, your KPIs. We handle payroll, HR, IT and retention.

Get a costed team plan in 15 minutes.

No pitch deck, no procurement dance. A real conversation about the work, then a team shape and a number.