Re:What It Costs to Run Let's Encrypt
by bryanlarsen on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @02:28PM
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Also office space: 100 - 200 sq.ft. per employee * $75/sq.ft. in SF -> $7k5 - $15k per employee.
Re:What It Costs to Run Let's Encrypt
by ryanobjc on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @03:22PM
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That's like for the MOST expensive office space in SF though. Also that's PER YEAR, not per month.
I once rented out office space in SOMA, and it was more like $18 sqft/year. It was cheap and in a shitty place, but still SOMA.
Re:What It Costs to Run Let's Encrypt
by bryanlarsen on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @03:26PM
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That's average price according to http://fortune.com/2016/01/11/san-francisco-office-rent/
- FICA payroll tax - this is US wide, so not really more expensive in CA. - CA state payroll tax, this isn't that expensive, just a few percent. - Workers comp, could be cheaper in other states, but coders/office workers have cheap workers comp. - Health insurance, maybe a bit more expensive in CA
Basically hiring people isn't expensive because of the taxes, but because of benefits and just generally having a higher income rate. In my experience it was about 10%, and if you add health care another 10-15% so about 25% total overhead.