Estimate the monthly revenue, gross profit, and payback period of a licensed background screening company. Adjust clients, screens per client, your retail price, and your wholesale cost — the numbers update instantly.
A licensed background screening company earns money on the spread between the retail price it charges employer clients and the wholesale cost it pays for each search. CRA Syndicate promotes average profit margins in the 40%–50% range. With a $65,000 cash license and $0 software lease fees, payback depends almost entirely on how many screens you sell per month — not on a recurring software bill.
Every default value in this calculator is an assumption you can change. Nothing here is a forecast, guarantee, or promise of earnings.
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Monthly Revenue
$5,400
$2,400
Net Monthly Profit
$900
After other operating costs and license payments
Break-Even
72 months
At this net profit, the license is repaid in 72 months
All results are arithmetic outputs of the inputs you enter. They are not projections, guarantees, or earnings claims. See the advisory at the bottom of this page.
A Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) buys screening products at wholesale and sells them to employer clients at a retail price. The difference — after the cost of the underlying searches — is gross profit. Employers hire continuously, so each client generates repeat orders rather than a one-time transaction.
Two inputs drive the result more than any other: screens per month and the spread between retail and wholesale. Everything else in this calculator is a lever on one of those two numbers.
| Input | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Employer clients | Your revenue base. Screening is recurring, so a client you win in month one still orders in month twelve. |
| Screens per client / month | Driven by each client's hiring volume. Staffing firms and high-turnover industries order far more than small professional employers. |
| Price per screen | What you charge your clients. Package pricing, such as a bundle of searches, is common industry practice. |
| Wholesale cost | What the searches cost you. Vendor pricing depends on search type, jurisdiction, and volume. |
| Operating costs | Insurance, marketing, accounting, and any staff. CRA Syndicate describes $0 software lease fees and shared support services in its model. |
Review with counsel before relying on this page. This calculator is an educational planning tool, not financial, legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice. It produces arithmetic outputs from the assumptions you enter and does not predict, project, or guarantee revenue, profit, or earnings. Consult your own attorney, accountant, and financial advisor before making any business decision, and review any licensing agreement with counsel.