Staff cost calculator

Find out what it really costs to hire an accountant or a controller, and how much you would save by outsourcing it to IntoAction.

BEFORE YOU HIRE

What does it really cost to have an accountant on staff?

Adjust the salary and see the annual cost to your company. Outsourcing gets the same work done without adding another salary to your payroll.

Annual gross salary

18,000 €50,000 €

Invoices per month (issued + received)

0200

≈ 250 journal entries per month

Add up the invoices you issue and the supplier invoices you receive in a typical month.

Approximate employer contribution rate for a permanent office-based contract in Spain with the current contribution bases: common contingencies 23.60%, unemployment 5.50%, FOGASA 0.20%, vocational training 0.60%, MEI 0.75% and workplace accidents ≈1.50% (total ≈32.15%), applied up to the maximum contribution base (5,101.20 €/month). This excludes the solidarity contribution above the maximum base and any contribution reductions. The fee is estimated from your monthly invoice volume, converted into journal entries, with a minimum service fee. Amounts exclude VAT. The final proposal is agreed after the first meeting. Annual saving = annual hiring cost − monthly fee × 12.

Annual gross salary: 26,000 €
Employer Social Security contributions (estimated): 8,359 €
Annual cost to the company: 34,359 €; ≈ 2,863 €/month

With IntoAction

Approximate fee: 370 €/month + VAT

Annual saving: 29,919 €

Plus the costs you don’t see

Recruitment process and training time
Holidays, sick leave and cover
Workspace, equipment and software
Staff turnover and loss of knowledge

Indicative simulation. This is not an offer or a quotation. The cost of hiring depends on the collective agreement, contract type and each company. Fee according to our current price list for the accounting management service. Amounts exclude VAT. The final proposal is agreed after the first meeting, based on actual volume.

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What does the real cost of an employee include?

Gross salary and employer Social Security contributions (≈32.15% in Spain with the current contribution bases, and a maximum contribution base of 5,101.20 €/month). There are also hidden costs: holidays and public holidays, sick leave, turnover and recruitment, training, workspace and software.

How do we calculate Social Security?

Common contingencies 23.60%, unemployment 5.50%, FOGASA 0.20%, vocational training 0.60%, MEI 0.75% and workplace accidents ≈1.50% (depending on the activity). These are indicative figures, not a substitute for a payroll calculation.

Hire or outsource

With IntoAction you have a specialist team without overhead costs, sick leave or staff turnover, and a service tailored to your company’s actual volume.

Accounting Management →Management Control →

What does the price depend on?

Invoice and transaction volume, the number of companies and bank accounts, operational complexity, the organisation of your records and the follow-up you need. Projects, stock and software setup or migration also matter. The final proposal reflects the actual scope of the service.