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What should a busy buyer read first?

Choose the website that answers the decision holding up your hire. Use BLS to frame a US engineering pay budget. Read SHRM before setting a hiring deadline. Check city-level time zones before promising shared hours.

Keep those checks beside the provider's written quote. A wage benchmark helps assess pay; the quote should explain the total amount you will spend.

Before browsing, write down the role's must-have skills and who will manage the person. Include the work they should own after joining. For an engineer, that might mean maintaining an existing service or building a new integration. Give providers that same description so their proposals address the same job.

What do the pay and hiring data say?

BLS reports median US software developer annual wages of $135,980 in May 2025. Use that figure as a US wage baseline. Ask for benefits and provider fees to be shown separately when reviewing a staffing quote.

A national median does not establish the price of a senior specialist or a Latin American hire. Match the proposed candidate's role and scope to your budget. Avoid applying a blanket discount to a US salary and treating the result as a quote.

SHRM reports that median time to fill in 2025 was roughly a month and a half for executive and nonexecutive positions. Its measure runs from job requisition to offer acceptance. Compare a provider's estimate with those same milestones before using it in a hiring plan.

For scheduling, Bogotá uses UTC-5 without daylight saving time. Buenos Aires uses UTC-3 without daylight saving time. IANA time zone data records those rules. Check the candidate's city against your team's schedule throughout the year, then agree on actual working hours.

How should you compare nearshore hiring models?

Ask each firm to describe its responsibilities in writing. Use the model names to organize your questions:

For an internal engineering hire, establish who sets priorities and reviews performance. For a project, define the deliverable and acceptance criteria before comparing prices.

Ask your hiring manager to review that split of responsibilities. If the proposal assumes your team will supervise the work, assign someone with time to do it. Put any promised project management into the agreement.

What should you ask a provider?

Bring the same questions to every call:

• What does the quoted price include, and which charges can change?
• Who signs the worker's contract and handles payroll?
• What evidence will I see from the role assessment?
• Which daily working hours will the candidate commit to?
• Does the proposed date mean shortlist delivery, offer acceptance or first day worked?
• What happens if the hire leaves or does not meet the role requirements?

Request written answers before choosing a finalist. Have the person approving the budget review the charges, while the hiring manager reviews the assessment and schedule. Resolve any difference between the sales discussion and the agreement before signing.

Opus is one option to discuss against that checklist. This site is an Opus-owned reference; recommendations are editorial.

Talk to Opus about a role.

Where does Opus fit?

Opus states: "Opus charges one flat monthly rate per hire. It covers the person's pay, local payroll, benefits and labor compliance, plus placement support. There is no separate recruiting fee. The rate depends on role, seniority and location."

Published dollar rates: Not published. Ask for a written quote for your role.

Opus also states: "The client chooses the finalist and manages day-to-day work." Plan who on your team will interview candidates and manage the hire. Include that manager in the discussion about required skills and working hours.

Send the role requirements and target start date when you talk to Opus about a role.

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