Cost Savings with Outsourcing

BOOST works with each of our clients to determine the right cost to match the services and solutions needed by your GovCon. Whether you’re a large defense contractor with a specific need, a mid-tier that needs a CPSR, or a growing small business – we can help.

How Much Does It Cost To Hire In-House For GovCons?

Hiring a CFO, Contracts Manager, Accountant, Controller, HR, or Recruiter is expensive. Outsourcing your accounting / Contracts / HR / talent acquisition services can help save your GovCon a ton of money annually.  But equally important, you will have a team to support your needs – from more junior folks to senior SMEs.  This allows you to have the best advice and the best support to focus on what you need to do – grow your business.

BOOST can provide a more robust solution than hiring a single employee to fit all your needs.  Our team can flex with your company’s growth and has built-in redundancy so there is always a backup.  We also only charge for hours worked on our T&M projects – you aren’t paying for our down time.

For some organizations, it does make sense to hire in-house.  There is a time when in-sourcing is more effective, and we are the first to tell you.  We want you to be successful, and we view the relationship as a long term thing.

Why Outsource to BOOST?

You might believe that outsourcing may not be cost-effective and that keeping your accounting, contracts, human resources and talent acquisition/recruiting departments in-house is a better option. While this might hold true in certain situations, it’s important to consider more than just the salaries of in-house personnel.

In addition to base salaries, there are a variety of other fixed costs that are associated with employees. Examples include payroll taxes, workers’ compensation insurance, fringe benefits such as retirement contributions and health insurance, training costs, recruitment costs, equipment and supplies, technology costs, office space, etc. In 2019, the SBA estimated that the total cost of an employee can be 1.25 to 1.4 times salary. We see typical GovCon fringe rates often running > 25%. This coupled with rising costs overall suggests that the 1.4 multiplier is a conservative estimate.

Based on this, the full cost of a comprehensive accounting team (not counting a CFO) for a small to mid-size government contractor might look like this:

Position / Title

Annual Base Salary

Additional Fringe Costs (40%)

Est Total Annual Cost

Accounts Payable Clerk

$57,616

$23,046

$80,662

Accounts Receivable Clerk

$59,613

$23,845

$83,458

Payroll Specialist

$96,350

$38,540

$134,890

Accountant

$101,107

$40,443

$141,550

Accounting Manager

$150,379

$60,152

$210,531

Controller

$225,842

$90,337

$316,179

TOTAL EST ANNUAL INTERNAL ACCOUNTING TEAM COST

$967,270

Similarly, the full cost of a comprehensive contracts and subcontracts administration team (not including a Director or VP of Contracting/Subcontracting) that can support full life cycle efforts including compliance and strategic growth for a government contractor might normally be staffed as follows:

Position / Title

Annual Base Salary

Additional Fringe Costs (40%)

Est Total Annual Cost

Contracts Administrator

$79,300

$31,720

$111,020

Senior Contracts Administrator

$107,211

$42.884

$150,055

Contracts, Senior Manager

$191,925

$76,770

$268,695

TOTAL EST ANNUAL INTERNAL CONTRACTS/SUBCONTRACTS TEAM COST

$529,770

The full cost of a comprehensive human resources team (not including a Director or VP of HR) that can support full life cycle efforts including compliance and strategic growth for a government contractor of size would normally be staffed as follows:

Position / Title

Annual Base Salary

Additional Fringe Costs (40%)

Est Total Annual Cost

HR Generalist

$68,496

$27,398

$95,894

HR Manager

$120,382

$48,152

$168,534

TOTAL EST ANNUAL INTERNAL HR TEAM COST

$264,428

The full cost of a comprehensive talent acquisition team (not including a Director or VP of Talent Acquisition) that can support full life cycle efforts including compliance and strategic growth for a government contractor would normally be staffed as follows:

Position / Title

Annual Base Salary

Additional Fringe Costs (40%)

Est Total Annual Cost

Recruiter

$95,658

$38,263

$133,921

Sr. Recruiter

$125,367

$50,146

$175,513

TOTAL EST ANNUAL INTERNAL RECRUITING TEAM COST

$309,434

All salaries are based on 2025 median rates for mid-level positions in Reston, VA

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