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One hire vs a monthly hours pool
A full-time IT person is a salary, benefits, tools, and a gap when they are out. Managed IT from $199/mo is a written hours bucket plus extra time from $80/hour remote / from $100/hr on-site. The bars below are illustrative — not a quote and not a promised savings number.
Starting prices
- from $199/mo Managed IT
- from $99/mo Network care
- from $80/hour Extra remote hour
| Question | One in-house person | Our hours pool |
|---|---|---|
| Hours on the clock | A full-time week, until they are out sick, on vacation, or job-hunting. | Purchased hours that move with the work. Unused hours do not roll unless a later writing says so. |
| After hours | Whatever that person will pick up — often informal, sometimes overtime. | Regular hours Mon–Fri 8am–6pm ET. After-hours and weekend visits are extra and quoted first. |
| When they are out | Coverage is you, a contractor, or a dark office. | The same relationship. Extra time is still from $80/hour / from $100/hr. |
| Bus-factor | One person holds the passwords and the history. | Notes stay with the account, so the next visit is not starting from scratch. |
| What you do not get | A second person, a documented floor, or a backup when they leave. | Overnight coverage, a ranking promise, or an open tab after hours. |
Wage backdrop: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford metro put typical computer-support and network-admin wages in a mid five-figure band. Loaded cost (benefits, payroll tax, tools, coverage when they are out) is often cited around 1.3–1.4× wages. The $5,500–$7,500 / month bar is an illustrative range for one person, not a BLS quote and not a bid from us.