What does a front-desk hire really cost?
The wage is only part of it. Add payroll tax, workers' comp, and overhead — then remember a 40-hour hire never covers nights, weekends, or the rush. See the real number.
What a front-desk hire really costs you a month
Fully-loaded monthly cost
$4,330/mo
$3,464 in wages + ~25% payroll tax, comp & overhead
And that hire covers about 24% of the week — nights, weekends, and the rush still go to voicemail.
Ansora AI receptionist
24/7 — nights, weekends, the rush
$500/mo
That's about $3,830/mo less than the hire — and it never calls in sick.
Illustrative. Loaded cost adds ~25% over wages for payroll tax, workers' comp, and overhead; your real numbers will vary. A good receptionist is worth a lot — this is about the calls a 40-hour hire can't physically cover.
How this is calculated
Wage × hours a week × 4.33 weeks, then add about 25%for payroll taxes, workers' comp, and the overhead of having an employee. That's the fully-loaded monthly cost — what the hire actually costs your business, not just what lands in their paycheck.
This isn't anti-hiring — a great receptionist is worth a lot. It's about the hours a person simply can't be at the desk. There are 168 hours in a week; a 40-hour hire covers under a quarter of them, and the calls that come in on the other 128 hours still go to voicemail. A 24/7 AI receptionist covers all of it for a flat $500/mo.
Cover all 168 hours for a flat rate
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