They are not paying $250k per employee. You have to factor in payroll taxes, paying accountants to keep books and CPAs to do taxes, benefits, and a multitude of other regulation-imposed payroll costs.
All of this is to support salaries of around $125k - $150k.
The same goes for pretty much any employer. If a fast food restaurant hires someone at $8/hr, it actually costs them around $16/hr to hire the employee.
In a free market Let's Encrypt could probably cut its expenses to close to half what it's at now.
All of this is to support salaries of around $125k - $150k.
The same goes for pretty much any employer. If a fast food restaurant hires someone at $8/hr, it actually costs them around $16/hr to hire the employee.
In a free market Let's Encrypt could probably cut its expenses to close to half what it's at now.