In-house vs managed
One IT hire, or a managed plan?
Put your headcount and your local salary against the published prices. The national median is filled in as a starting point, with its source.
Filled in with the U.S. national median for network and computer systems administrators: $99,130 in May 2025. Use your local figure.
Leave it at 0 to compare salary alone.
A managed plan costs
A comparison of cost, not of people. One person can’t be on call every hour, take a vacation and cover every specialty; a plan doesn’t sit in your office. A business with an IT person can use both.
Median wage source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Network and Computer Systems Administrators.