Six senior hires, six contracts and six people to manage every week. Here's what the same coverage costs at 2026 salaries.
Fractional CMOStrategy, KPI targets, the weekly call and bottleneck reviews$8,000/mo
Creative DirectorAd creative, video and copy direction$8,600/mo
Paid Media ManagerMeta and Google ads, pixel and Conversions API$7,400/mo
Marketing Operations ManagerFunnel pages, CRM, automations, tracking and attribution$7,900/mo
Head of Sales DevelopmentCall booking, setters and no-show follow-up$6,000/mo
Event ProducerSimu Live, 3-Day Productions and event-day support$6,700/mo
Hiring it yourselfSix people, salary only, before benefits, payroll taxes, software and commission$44,600/mo
Growth PartnerEvery seat covered, one weekly working call and one dashboard$10,000/mo
Monthly figures are 2026 average US base salaries from PayScale, Salary.com and Jobicy, divided by 12. The CMO figure is a typical fractional retainer. Pay in your market will vary.