Colorado benefits from skiing, drawing tourists from around the world in a way that Washington does not. Also, Colorado isn't surrounded by states with a lot of medical marijuana, and it's closer to the Midwest, South and Northeast. All of this has driven prices down in Washington for farmers like Lauerman. In the early days, we were able to get, like, $1,700 to $2,200 a pound, wholesale. Now it's like $700, $800 a pound, he said.
Keep in mind, these rates are based on agencies that are members of the 4A's, which are typically larger agencies. In contrast, the rates in smaller markets are typically more in the $100-$200 per hour range. Also, smaller projects typically go to the younger team members who bill at a proportionately lower rate.
Average Cost-per-Hire. Breaking these numbers down further, we found that the average cost of each new hire tends to decrease as the size of business increases. For instance, companies with 1-50 employees average $320 per new hire, while companies with more than 5,000 employees average around $40 per new hire.he Average Advertising Cost-per-Hire. Earlier this year, we published the early results of our advertising cost-per-hire survey. In our report, we analyzed data from 65 respondents in order to help determine what, on average, companies in North America are spending in advertising costs for each new hire they bring on.