Managed IT Services
Managed IT Services vs. In-House IT: Which Costs Less?
One in-house IT hire in Detroit costs $108,750 or more once you add taxes, benefits, training, and tooling. Managed IT for a 25-person company runs about $45,000. Here is the full math, the downtime cost nobody budgets for, and when in-house actually wins.
Howard Brubaker · September 10, 2026 · 5 min