How much does it cost to hire a GTM engineer?

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How much do you save against hiring a GTM engineer?

A GTM engineer on a $130,000 base costs about $188,500 in year one once you add 25% for benefits and overhead and a 20% recruiter fee. After hiring and ramp you get 8 months of productive work from them. One lane of The Bench is $60,000 for the same year, which saves $128,500 and starts within weeks instead of months.

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Base salary $130,000Benefits and overhead 25%Recruiter fee 20%Months to hire and ramp 4 months

The hire, year one$188,500Salary, overhead and recruiter fee

Productive time from the hire8 monthsThe rest of year one goes to hiring and ramp

The Bench, one lane, year one$60,00012 productive months, six disciplines

Saved in year one$128,500Against the hire, with work starting months sooner

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How the math works

Year-one hire cost = base salary × (1 + overhead %) + base salary × recruiter fee %.
Productive time = 12 months − months to hire and ramp.
The Bench, year one = the monthly fee × 12.
Saved = hire cost − The Bench.

What it leaves out

Equity, tools, management time and the cost of a hire that does not work out. All of those push the hire higher. It also leaves out what a full-time person gives you that we do not: someone in the building every day.

About the defaults

The default salary sits inside published US ranges for the role in 2026. Total compensation at well-funded companies runs a good deal higher, so move the slider to what you would really pay.

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