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The short answer: between $150 and $3,500 depending on seniority and what's bundled. The longer answer is below, including which tier you actually need and what to avoid.
| Tier | Typical price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Template / DIY | $0 – $50 | A template, possibly with light feedback. Best for very early career or extremely simple cases. Not enough for competitive US hiring. |
| Outsourced bulk service | $80 – $200 | Junior writer (often subcontracted), 24–48h turnaround, light customization. Quality varies wildly. |
| Mid-market bundle | $250 – $600 | Resume + LinkedIn + cover letter. Senior writer, real customization, revisions included. Best price-to-value tier for mid-career US candidates. |
| Executive tier | $700 – $1,500 | Senior-level positioning, executive LinkedIn, strategy call, longer support window. Right tier for Director / VP / SVP candidates. |
| C-suite / Boutique | $1,500 – $3,500+ | CEO / CFO / founder-level work. Multiple documents (resume, board bio, executive bio). Above $3,500 is usually agency overhead, not better writing. |
Five bundles covering graduate through C-suite. Every package is personally written by the founder — no outsourcing — and backed by a 90-day, 100% money-back guarantee if you don't receive interview calls.
A founder or senior writer charges more — but you get the seniority. A bulk service charges less because the writer is junior or outsourced. Always ask who is writing.
A template fill is cheap. Research, role-targeting, achievement extraction, and rewriting in your voice take real time and cost real money.
A $179 standalone resume is not the same product as a $349 bundle with resume + LinkedIn + cover letter + 30-day support. Compare like for like.
Mid-market is $300–$600 for a mid-career resume + LinkedIn rewrite. Entry-level packages start around $150–$250. Executive resumes run $700–$1,500. C-suite engagements typically $1,500–$3,500+. Below $100 is almost always a template or junior outsourced writer; above $3,500 is usually a boutique firm with overhead, not necessarily better writing.
No. Above a certain price point, you're paying for brand, overhead, and account managers rather than better writing. What matters is whether your writer has actually written for your seniority and industry — and whether they back the work with a guarantee.
Three reasons. First, who actually writes the document — a senior founder vs a junior subcontractor. Second, how much customization is involved — template fills are cheap, real research-led writing is not. Third, what's bundled — a $150 standalone resume is not comparable to a $349 bundle that includes the resume, LinkedIn, and cover letter.
Avoid any service that promises a fast template fill for under $100, any service that won't tell you who is actually writing the document, and any service with no money-back guarantee. The interview-guarantee question is the cleanest filter — services that won't stand behind their work usually have a reason.
Not always. If you have one specific job in mind and a strong existing resume, a $179–$349 package is enough. If you're competing at the senior end of the market or for very specific roles (FAANG, federal, top-tier banking), the $500+ tier is justified — the difference is meaningful.
See all five packages from $179 to $1,499 — every one backed by the 90-day interview guarantee.