Fractional COO Savings

What you'd actually save with a fractional COO.

A full-time operations executive costs far more than their salary once you load benefits, taxes, and overhead — and you pay for a full year whether the work fills it or not. A fractional COO gives you senior operating leadership for the hours you actually need. Move the sliders and see the gap.

Full-time COO / senior ops salary $150,000

$80k$300k

Benefits, taxes & overhead

Payroll tax, health, PTO, equipment, recruiting — the real cost on top of base.

CMA fractional retainer / month $8,000

$6,000$12,000

Sized to the work, with a three-month minimum. Scoped and fixed on your intro call.

Estimated annual savings

$—

Full-time hire, fully loaded: $—
CMA fractional retainer (12 months): $—

→ No recruiting, severance, or payroll risk
→ Scale hours up or down as the work changes
→ Senior operating leadership in weeks, not months

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Illustrative estimate only, based on the inputs above. A fractional COO is senior part-time operating leadership, not a one-to-one replacement for a full-time executive. The CMA retainer runs from $6,000 to $12,000 per month with a three-month minimum, and the actual scope and retainer are fixed in writing on your intro call. Figures are not a guarantee of savings or outcomes.