discusses this question in Forbes $40,000 per employee can be about USD40,000 per employee over $40,000 per employee Jason Hesse writes justify an in-house employee much more than the annual salary about $40,165 expensive exceed $40,000 expensive recruiting and training full-time hires the cost of training cost of hiring an employee is more than $40,000 unnecessary expenditure in rehiring and training a 2014 article in Forbes Hiring is a costly and time-consuming process. costs of hiring a new employee over €36,000 per employee Hiring is a costly and time-consuming process. over $40,000 per employee new hire is expensive over $40,000 per employee hiring staff may cost money expensive extras like benefits extra benefits that can really add up quickly