| If you've never used a temporary staffing agency | | | | position should most certainly be lower than that of a |
| and want to know what it costs, or if you want to | | | | computer programming position due to the fact it |
| know if you are being overcharged by yours, read | | | | there are less computer programmers in the world |
| on. I'll cover how a temporary staffing agency makes | | | | than administrative workers, so it is easier to locate |
| money and what price ranges are out there. | | | | the first rather than the latter. |
| How am I Charged? | | | | Job Location |
| With temporary staffing agencies, the client needing | | | | The cost of living can vary greatly in one part of the |
| the temp pays the fee, not the candidates | | | | country versus another. Therefore, candidates in one |
| (employees). As the client, you will be invoiced on a | | | | location for a particular job will require different salary |
| regular basis for the hours worked by the temporary | | | | requirements in another. For example, a Medical Biller |
| employee placed at your company. You will be | | | | in Kansas City will require less of an hourly rate than |
| charge an hourly bill rate which consists of the hourly | | | | a Medical Biller in New York City. |
| rate paid to the temporary employee by the temp | | | | Your Relationship with the Temp Agency (Volume) |
| agency plus a markup to cover the agencies | | | | Like most businesses, a temp agency should give a |
| recruiting time, payroll taxes, workers comp | | | | discounted mark up when a client gives exclusivity |
| insurance, unemployment insurance and profit margin. | | | | for their services or a significant volume of business. |
| What Can I Expect for a Bill Rate? | | | | You should consider whether or not giving all your |
| The amount of mark up on the temp employees | | | | temp business to 1 agency is best for your |
| hourly pay rate will vary greatly by the type of | | | | organization, however, before doing so. If you have |
| position, job location and how much business you | | | | the same type of positions that you need temps for, |
| give the temp agency (volume). Generally speaking, | | | | then it makes sense, so long as you are happy with |
| you can expect an hourly markup percentage of | | | | their quality. If you have varying types of positions |
| between 35% - 100% on most positions. | | | | or those requiring specialty skills, you should remain |
| Position Type | | | | non-exclusive, so you can engage the services of |
| The skill level and available talent will affect the | | | | specialty staffing firms that specialize in 1 industry or |
| difficulty for the temp agency to locate a qualified | | | | position type (i.e.: Marketing staffing firm or Medical |
| individual. For example, markup on an administrative | | | | Coder staffing agency). |