Hire a WordPress Expert. Skip the Full-Time Hire.
A full-time in-house WordPress employee typically costs $75,000–$139,000+ a year once salary, benefits, and overhead are counted. Our care plans start at $99/month. Here's the real math.
The real number
What a full-time WordPress hire actually costs
Base salary figures from national WordPress developer salary data (ZipRecruiter, 2026). The 1.25×–1.4× fully-loaded multiplier and ~$4,700 average cost-per-hire are commonly cited employer-cost benchmarks covering payroll taxes, benefits, equipment, and recruiting. Your actual numbers will vary by role, location, and experience level — this is a realistic range, not a quote.
Side by side
Employee vs. Fast Web Experts
| What matters | In-house employee | Fast Web Experts |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | $75,000–$139,000+ fully loaded | $1,188–$5,988+/yr (plans from $99/mo) |
| Time to get started | Weeks to months to hire and onboard | Start after one evaluation call |
| Coverage when they're out sick or on vacation | None — one person, one point of failure | Full team, no single point of failure |
| Skill breadth | Whatever that one person knows | Security, hosting, design, dev, SEO — one team |
| Contract | Ongoing payroll obligation | Month-to-month, cancel anytime |
| Scaling up or down | Hire, fire, or retrain | Change plans as your needs change |
What's included
Everything a WordPress hire would do, without the payroll
Daily backups & security monitoring
Automated daily backups and 24/7 malware and uptime monitoring, the same baseline work a dedicated hire would be doing every day.
Core, plugin & theme updates
Every update tested before it goes live on your site — the recurring maintenance task that eats the most of an in-house hire's week.
Design, development & SEO
When you need a redesign, new features, or SEO work, it's handled by specialists in that area — not one generalist stretched across every skill.
Emergency response
Site down or hacked? Our emergency support team responds — no waiting for one employee to be reachable.
Fast Web Experts by the numbers
To be fair
When an in-house hire still makes sense
Outsourcing isn't the right call for every business. If you're publishing dozens of new pages or products every week, need someone physically on-site daily, or want WordPress work bundled with broader IT and marketing duties one person already handles, a full-time hire can be worth the cost. For most small businesses — where WordPress needs are maintenance, security, occasional design or development work, and someone to call when something breaks — outsourcing covers the same ground for a fraction of the price. For the full breakdown of salary, benefits, and overhead behind these numbers, see the true cost of an in-house WordPress employee.
FAQs
Common questions
Is it really cheaper to hire Fast Web Experts than a full-time WordPress employee?
In almost every case, yes. A full-time in-house WordPress hire typically costs $75,000 to $139,000+ per year once salary, benefits, payroll taxes, and hiring costs are included. Our care plans start at $99/month ($1,188/year), and even our top-tier Advanced eCommerce plan is $499+/month ($5,988+/year) — a fraction of one employee's fully-loaded cost.
What if I already have someone in-house who handles WordPress part-time?
That's common, and it works well alongside us. Many clients keep an internal marketing or ops person for content updates and use our care plans for the technical side — backups, security, updates, uptime monitoring, and emergency fixes — so nothing falls on one person's shoulders alone.
Do I lose responsiveness by not having someone in-house?
No — if anything you gain it. One employee has sick days, vacations, and can only be in one place at a time. Our team covers your site with a free evaluation call, standard support response times by plan, and emergency support available when something breaks, without a single point of failure.
When does hiring an in-house WordPress employee make more sense?
If you need someone physically on-site daily, are publishing dozens of new pages or products every week, or want WordPress work bundled with broader IT and marketing duties one person handles for you, an in-house hire can make sense. For most small businesses whose WordPress needs are maintenance, security, and occasional projects, outsourcing costs far less for the same coverage.
See the savings for yourself
One free call. No obligation.
We'll walk through what your site actually needs and show you exactly what it costs — usually a lot less than you'd expect to pay one employee.