Pricing Guide · Updated 2026
A straight-talk breakdown of what businesses in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana actually pay for managed IT, cybersecurity, and CMMC compliance — with real numbers, not "it depends."
Quick Answer
Managed IT services in the Pacific Northwest typically cost $125–$225 per user, per month. A 20-person business usually invests $2,500–$4,500/month; a 50-person business, $6,250–$11,250/month. Pricing lands at the higher end for businesses with CMMC, HIPAA, or PCI compliance requirements, legacy infrastructure, or multiple office locations. CMMC Level 2 certification separately runs $25,000–$75,000 over a 6–18 month engagement.
Cost By Company Size
Based on inTech Consulting's published $125–$225/user/month rate. Figures are estimates — a precise quote depends on your environment.
CMMC, HIPAA, PCI, or SOC 2 compliance scope · legacy or on-premise servers · multiple office locations · after-hours/24-7 response requirements · regulated industry (defense, healthcare, finance)
Cloud-based environment (Microsoft 365, Azure) · standardized hardware · an existing internal IT person to co-manage alongside · multi-year commitment · single location
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Annual self-assessment against 17 basic safeguarding practices (FAR 52.204-21). Lower cost and timeline than Level 2 — typically foldable into an existing Managed IT engagement's compliance scope.
All 110 NIST SP 800-171 controls, third-party C3PAO assessment. Typically $25,000–$75,000 depending on starting security posture, and 6–18 months to reach assessment-ready.
Cost drivers: current SPRS score, number of CUI-touching systems, whether a CUI enclave needs to be built, and how much SSP/POA&M documentation already exists. See our full CMMC Compliance page →
Priced to fill the specific gaps your internal IT team doesn't cover — after-hours monitoring, specialized cybersecurity, compliance management, or overflow capacity — rather than a flat per-user rate. Because the scope varies by what your internal team already handles, we quote this after a short discovery call.
Virtual CIO strategy sessions and AI Consulting (led by Raj Sidhu, author of Beyond the Prompt) are bundled into every Managed IT and Co-Managed IT engagement at no additional cost — not sold as a separate line item.
Network & Infrastructure Management, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Cloud Migration, Business Phone Systems (VoIP), Access Control Systems, and Structured Cabling are scoped and quoted individually based on your environment size and complexity — these aren't one-size-fits-all rates.
Explore each: Network & Infrastructure · BDR · Cloud Migration · Business Phone Systems · Access Control · Structured Cabling
The average ransomware attack costs a small or mid-sized business $200,000 — often more than a full year of managed IT services. Reactive "break-fix" IT also compounds costs over time: unpatched vulnerabilities, accumulating downtime, and eventually a bigger, more expensive outage. Proactive, flat-fee IT is priced to prevent the $200,000 problem, not just respond to it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Managed IT services in the Pacific Northwest typically cost $125–$225 per user per month, covering 24/7 monitoring, unlimited helpdesk, endpoint security, patch management, and strategic planning. Compliance-heavy environments (CMMC, HIPAA, PCI) land at the higher end.
Usually, yes — because co-managed IT fills specific gaps in your existing internal IT team rather than replacing it entirely. There's no fixed public rate since scope depends on what your internal team already covers; it's quoted after a short discovery call.
CMMC Level 2 certification typically costs $25,000–$75,000 and takes 6–18 months, depending on your starting SPRS score, how many CUI-touching systems you have, and how much SSP/POA&M documentation already exists.
No. Virtual CIO strategy sessions and AI Consulting are bundled into every Managed IT and Co-Managed IT plan at no additional cost — they aren't sold as separate add-ons.
A 20-person business typically invests $2,500–$4,500 per month in fully-managed IT — including 24/7 monitoring, helpdesk, endpoint security, and patching. This is usually less than the cost of one full-time IT hire.
Frameworks like CMMC, HIPAA, and PCI DSS require additional controls, audit-ready documentation, and ongoing monitoring beyond baseline IT — things like CUI enclaves, encrypted logging, and quarterly compliance reviews — which adds cost relative to a non-regulated environment of the same size.
Usually not for small and mid-sized businesses. A full-time IT employee typically costs $65,000–$85,000/year in salary alone, before benefits, training, and tools — often more than fully-managed IT for a 20–40 person company, and without 24/7 coverage or bench depth for specialized security and compliance work.
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