Same role. Different math.
One monthly fee per role, including recruiting, training, management and replacement. No setup fee, no placement fee, cancel with 30 days' notice.
| Role | Family | U.S. hire / mo | Kurios / mo | Deploy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment Setter | Sales | USD 6,500–8,500 | USD 2,400–3,200 | 14 d | Details → |
| Sales Development Rep | Sales | USD 7,000–9,500 | USD 2,800–3,600 | 21 d | Details → |
| Customer Support (EN-first) | Sales | USD 5,500–7,500 | USD 2,000–2,800 | 14 d | Details → |
| Marketing Lead | Sales | USD 8,500–11,000 | USD 3,200–4,200 | 21 d | Details → |
| Design & Permitting Engineer | Solar ops | USD 8,000–11,000 | USD 3,200–4,200 | 21 d | Details → |
| Utility-Scale Project Manager | Solar ops | USD 10,000–14,000 | USD 4,000–5,500 | 21 d | Details → |
| Procurement & Logistics | Solar ops | USD 7,000–9,000 | USD 2,800–3,600 | 21 d | Details → |
| Operations Assistant | Solar ops | USD 5,000–6,500 | USD 1,900–2,600 | 14 d | Details → |
| Admin / AR / AP | Solar ops | USD 5,500–7,000 | USD 2,000–2,800 | 14 d | Details → |
| AI Operations Specialist | AI ops | USD 12,000–17,000 | USD 3,500–4,800 | 21 d | Details → |
| Automation Engineer | AI ops | USD 16,000–23,000 | USD 4,000–5,200 | 21 d | Details → |
| Data & Analytics Analyst | AI ops | USD 10,500–14,500 | USD 3,200–4,200 | 21 d | Details → |
| Industrial Intelligence Analyst | AI ops | USD 11,000–15,000 | USD 3,500–4,800 | 21 d | Details → |
U.S. ranges are fully-loaded estimates (salary, benefits, payroll tax, tooling) ; Kurios ranges are indicative until the role is scoped and approved.
What the engagement includes
What's included
Recruiting, recorded interviews, training on your stack, ongoing management, HR and payroll in-country, free replacement.
What's not
Your software licenses, equipment beyond a standard laptop, and travel if you invite them on site.
Minimums
One role, month-to-month after the first 90 days. Teams of 3+ get a dedicated coordinator.
Why the monthly fee is the wrong number to compare
Most buyers compare a nearshore monthly fee against a U.S. salary. That comparison is wrong in your favour and you should not use it, because it makes you look naive in front of a CFO. The number that matters is the fully loaded cost: salary plus the employer share of Social Security and Medicare, federal and state unemployment, workers' compensation, the employer share of health insurance, the 401(k) match, accrued paid time off, plus recruiting, tooling and the management hours the role consumes.
On a $54,000 base salary in the United States, the mandatory employer burden alone lands around $19,000 a year before anyone has recruited, trained or managed the person. That is the part that disappears with Kurios: employment, payroll, benefits and compliance stay in-country, on our side, inside the monthly fee.
What the fee covers
One fee per role, billed monthly, no setup charge and no placement fee. It includes sourcing and vetting, the recorded interview, training on your tools and workflows before day one, the Claude or Codex seat and the agent stack for the role, in-country employment, payroll, benefits and compliance, ongoing management and weekly check-ins through month one, and free replacement if the person is wrong for the role.
It does not include your own software licences, hardware beyond the standard workstation, or performance bonuses you choose to pay. There is no charge for replacing someone, and no fee for ending the engagement beyond the notice period.
Questions buyers ask before signing
Is there a setup fee or a placement fee?
No. There is no setup charge, no placement fee and no percentage of salary. You pay the monthly fee for the role, starting the month the person is deployed. Training weeks are not billed.
What happens if the person does not work out?
We replace them at no cost. The documentation, prompts and automations built for the role stay in your account, so the next person starts from the playbook instead of from zero. In practice the first signal shows up in the week-two check-in, not at month three.
Who employs the person, and who carries the compliance risk?
Kurios employs them in-country under local law and carries payroll, benefits and labour compliance. You have no entity to open, no foreign payroll to run and no misclassification exposure. You direct the work; we carry the employment.
Can I start with one role and add more later?
Yes, and that is the normal path. Most teams start with the role that is bleeding hours — usually appointment setting or back-office coordination — and add a second once the first is producing. There is no minimum headcount and no annual commitment.
How does this compare with hiring in the Philippines?
On price, Manila is usually cheaper. On everything else the gap is the time zone: a LATAM hire works your hours, joins your standup and answers a customer the same afternoon. A Manila night shift means a 10 to 13 hour handoff and higher attrition, because working nights is hard to sustain. If the role is asynchronous back-office work, offshore can be the right answer, and we will say so.
What is included in the AI licence?
A Claude or Codex seat paid by Kurios, the agents trained for that specific role, and the automation architecture built around your workflow. If the person leaves, the prompts and automations stay in your account. Buying the equivalent tooling yourself runs roughly 250 to 600 dollars a month per seat.