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RECITE ME PDF REMEDIATION ROI CALCULATOR
Compare outsourced PDF remediation with doing it in-house
Estimate the true internal cost of remediating PDFs, including staff time, salary burden, and delivery capacity. The calculator then compares that with a Recite Me remediation cost per page.
Your inputs
Total number of PDFs
1161
Total page count
13094
Staff remediating PDFs
2
Hours per person per week
7.5
Currency
GBP
Salary defaults update by currency and include a 25% on-cost uplift.
PDF complexity
Mixed — 22 minutes per page
Average annual salary
30000
Disable. Used to calculate internal hourly cost.
Recite Me cost per page
3
Disable commercial assumption.
ROI summary
ESTIMATED SAVING BY USING RECITE ME
£53,047
135% ROI versus the Recite Me estimate.
INTERNAL STAFF COST
£92,329
Salary + 25% employment and management overhead.
RECITE ME ESTIMATE
£39,282
Based on the cost per page assumption.
INTERNAL REMEDIATION TIME
4,801.1 hrs
320.1 weeks at the stated team capacity.
OPPORTUNITY COST
128 weeks
Full-time equivalent working weeks diverted from core roles.
| ITEM | IN-HOUSE | RECITE ME |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | £92,329 (£80 per PDF) | £39,282 |
| Hours required | 4,801.1 hours | Handled externally |
| Delivery pressure | 320.1 calendar weeks | Reduced internal workload |
On these assumptions, outsourcing PDF remediation to Recite Me avoids approximately 4,801.1 hours of internal work and releases £53,047 of staff capacity back into core activity.
Salary defaults: UK median full-time annual earnings £39,039; US median weekly full-time earnings $1,204 annualised to $62,608; Australia full-time adult ordinary weekly earnings $2,051.10 annualised to $106,657.20. The calculator adds 25% for holiday, employer taxes, benefits, supervision and management overhead. All assumptions are editable.