Hire An AI Automation Specialist
Every Repetitive Task Your Team Does Is Money Burned — Automate It
A dedicated, full-time automation specialist who builds and maintains your n8n, Make and Zapier workflows, AI agents and integrations — from $1,300/month.
How Much Does An AI Automation Specialist Cost — And What Do You Get?
A dedicated full-time AI automation specialist through Borderless Recruit starts at $1,300 per month. A comparable US automation engineer costs $6,500–$9,500 per month in salary plus about 25% in employer costs, and US automation agencies charge $5,000–$25,000 per project. You get forty hours a week of building, fixing and improving automations.
What Our automation specialists Actually Do
Hiring Locally vs Borderless Recruit
Full monthly employer cost — gross salary plus 25% in payroll taxes, benefits, equipment and office space.
| Hiring In The US | Borderless Recruit | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $8,125–$11,875 | from $1,300 |
| Extra employer costs | +25% on top of gross | None — one flat monthly rate |
| Time to hire | 4–10 weeks | 10–14 business days |
| If it doesn't work out | Full re-recruitment on you | Free replacement + refund for days not worked |
| Estimated annual savings | — | $104,400 |
Average Salaries By Specialty
Monthly, full-time. The range depends on years of experience and specialization.
Calculate Your Savings
Enter the salary you would pay locally — and see how much stays in your business.
How much would you save on an ai automation specialist? Set the salary you would pay locally.
Local employer cost is calculated as gross salary plus 25% — payroll taxes, benefits, equipment and office space. The Borderless Recruit figure is a flat monthly rate with no additional employer costs.
- Local employer cost
- $10,000 /month
- With Borderless Recruit
- $1,300 /month
- Monthly savings
- $8,700
How We Know Our automation specialists Are Good
To enter our database, every candidate passes three assessments and an in-depth interview — only a small fraction of applicants ever reach your shortlist.
Live English Interview
Fluent written and spoken communication, tested in a live interview — not a questionnaire.
Personality Assessment
Commitment, reliability and the ability to work independently and remotely, long-term.
Professional Skills Test
A hands-on test in the tools and real tasks of a ai automation specialist — not just a resume.
Our Process
What You Can Expect From Working With Us
Free consultation with one of our representatives in Borderless Recruit - full characterization of the role for the business and the specific requirements from the employee
Search for an employee from our pool of talented employees to suit the specific needs of the business
A job interview with the employer with the 2-3 final candidates we provide from the database
Starting the employment of a talented and hardworking employee
Frequently Asked Questions
What tools do your automation specialists work with?+
n8n, Make (Integromat), Zapier, Airtable, and direct API and webhook work — plus AI layers like the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs for agents, classification and document processing. We screen for the stack you actually use during the professional skills test.
Why hire a full-time specialist instead of an automation agency?+
Agencies charge $5,000–$25,000 per project and leave when it ships. Automations break the moment an API, form or workflow changes — a dedicated specialist builds, monitors and keeps improving them every day for a flat $1,300+/month.
How do I know they are actually good?+
Candidates pass a hands-on automation build test — a real multi-step workflow with error handling — plus a live English interview and a reliability assessment. You interview the 2-3 finalists and review their past builds yourself.
What does it cost compared to hiring locally?+
From $1,300 per month all-in, versus roughly $8,000–$11,900 fully-loaded for a US automation engineer — annual savings above $85,000.
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