Hiring cost
Traditional recruitment fees ≈ 20% of annual salary, 40% lower with Marzam.
salary × 12 × count × 20%
Calculate the cost of hiring from the regions
Compare on-site hiring in Riyadh with hiring from the regions through Marzam — in cost and beyond.
- 1 Service
- 2 Roles
- 3 Costs
Service
Roles
Roles
1 role · 1 person- Software Tester
- QA Analyst
- Customer Service Representative
- Call Center Agent
- Call Center Supervisor
- Data Entry Clerk
- Data Processing Specialist
- Data Analyst
How we calculated the figures
We compare first-year costs for the same roles and headcount in two scenarios: on-site hiring in Riyadh, and hiring from the regions through Marzam in the work model you chose.
Salaries
Salaries in the regions are about 20% lower than Riyadh for the same role.
salary × 12 × count × (1 − 20%)
Contracts & insurance
Contract and social-insurance obligations ≈ 12% of annual salary.
annual salaries × 12%
Operations & office
A Riyadh seat ≈ 2,000 a month; with Marzam: On-site 60%, Hybrid 35%, Remote 10%.
2,000 × 12 × count × model share
Saudization rate
Applies to: Talent Acquisition & Access, Localization Partner.
(Saudis + new) ÷ (total + new)