Job search cost calculator

CareerFlip LLC · Updated September 30, 2026

Enter the fee of any job search service you are considering, such as a reverse recruiter, a job search consultant or a career coach. The calculator shows what it would cost over your search and compares it with CareerFlip. Everything runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Service you are comparing

How it charges Monthly fee Hourly rate One-time fee

Fee in U.S. dollars

Months you expect to search

Share of first-year salary, if any (%)

Expected first-year salary (U.S. dollars)

Jobs you would target with CareerFlip

How the calculator works

The other service's cost is its fee times the months of your search (for an hourly rate, the rate times your hours per month times the months), plus its share of your first-year salary if it takes one. The CareerFlip cost is the one-time license ( regular price; for the first 100 customers) plus about per job in provider usage, which you pay directly to the providers at cost.

What the numbers leave out

• What you get differs. A reverse recruiter or consultant does work for you. CareerFlip does the research and drafting, and you send the messages yourself.
• Your time. Doing outreach yourself takes time each week, even with help.
• Contract terms. Minimum terms, cancellation rules and salary shares can change the real cost. Read the service's contract.

New to reverse recruiters? Read what a reverse recruiter is and how it works.