market,segment,low,high,unit,source,year
United States,"Employed virtual assistant pay, PayScale average",19.45,19.45,USD per hour,PayScale via Wishup,2026
United States,"Employed virtual assistant pay, PayScale range",12,30,USD per hour,PayScale via Wishup,2026
United States,"Employed virtual assistant pay, Indeed average",27.15,27.15,USD per hour,"Indeed via Wishup, Marblism",2026
United States,"In-house executive assistant, loaded cost",4700,9100,USD per month,"PayScale and Indeed via Wishup, Marblism, Cherry Assistant",2026
United States,"In-house receptionist, median pay",38010,38010,USD per year,"US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025",2025
United States,"Managed offshore assistant, typical hourly",7,15,USD per hour,"Wishup, Cherry Assistant, Zedtreeo, VantaStaff",2026
United States,"Managed offshore assistant, Philippines",4,17,USD per hour,"Wishup, Cherry Assistant, Zedtreeo, VantaStaff",2026
United States,"Managed offshore assistant, Latin America",8,30,USD per hour,"Wishup, Cherry Assistant, Zedtreeo, VantaStaff",2026
United States,"Managed offshore assistant, South Africa",4,15,USD per hour,"Wishup, Cherry Assistant, Zedtreeo, VantaStaff",2026
United States,"Managed offshore assistant, full-time",640,2400,USD per month,"Wishup, Cherry Assistant, Zedtreeo, VantaStaff",2026
United States,"Managed offshore assistant, part-time 20 hours a week",350,1300,USD per month,"Wishup, Cherry Assistant, Zedtreeo, VantaStaff",2026
United States,"Premium onshore agency, Boldly (40 to 60 hours a month)",2600,3900,USD per month,"Boldly published pricing via Magic, MyOutDesk, Prialto, Nacho, Staffify roundups",2026
United States,"Premium onshore agency, Boldly hourly (specialists at the top)",65,79,USD per hour,Boldly published pricing via 2026 roundups,2026
United States,"Premium onshore agency, Athena executive assistant",3000,3600,USD per month,Athena published pricing via 2026 roundups,2026
United States,"Premium onshore agency, Time etc",28,36,USD per hour,Time etc published pricing via 2026 roundups,2026
United States,"Subscription assistant, Wing (entry plan)",499,499,USD per month,Wing published pricing via 2026 roundups,2026
United States,"Subscription assistant, Zirtual (entry plan)",549,549,USD per month,Zirtual published pricing via 2026 roundups,2026
United States,"Freelance marketplace, Upwork median",13,13,USD per hour,"Zedtreeo, Catalyst, Nacho",2026
United States,"Human answering service, Ruby (50 to 500 minutes)",235,1095,USD per month,"OnceHub, September 2026",2026
United States,"Human answering service, Ruby overage",4.70,4.70,USD per minute,"OnceHub, September 2026",2026
United States,"Human answering service, Smith.ai Live (entry plan, 30 calls; 9.75 per extra call)",292,292,USD per month,"OnceHub, AIRA, NextPhone",2026
United States,"Human answering service, AnswerConnect (100 minutes; 2.95 per extra minute)",325,325,USD per month,"OnceHub, AIRA, NextPhone",2026
United States,"Human answering service, Abby Connect (top plan)",1380,1380,USD per month,"OnceHub, AIRA, NextPhone",2026
United States,"AI receptionist, flat plans",25,300,USD per month,"AIRA, NextPhone",2026
United Kingdom,"UK-based virtual assistant or PA, freelance and agency",25,45,GBP per hour,"Society of Virtual Assistants surveys, agency pricing pages",2026
United Kingdom,"Freelance virtual assistant, survey typical",28,35,GBP per hour,Society of Virtual Assistants surveys,2026
United Kingdom,"Employed virtual assistant pay, PayScale average",15.33,15.33,GBP per hour,PayScale UK,2026
United Kingdom,"Agency, Virtalent (1,680 for 60 hours, rollover)",28,28,GBP per hour,Virtalent published pricing,2026
United Kingdom,"Agency, SmartPA (entry plan, 10 hours)",330,330,GBP per month,SmartPA published pricing,2026
United Kingdom,"Agency, Pink Spaghetti (no retainer)",35,40,GBP per hour,Pink Spaghetti published pricing,2026
United Kingdom,"Agency, AVirtual (entry rate)",27,27,GBP per hour,AVirtual published pricing,2026
United Kingdom,"Managed offshore assistant, full-time",900,2000,GBP per month,UK agency and provider pricing pages,2026
United Kingdom,"UK-based assistant, full-time",3000,5000,GBP per month,UK agency and provider pricing pages,2026
United Kingdom,"Experienced executive assistant, salary",46000,46000,GBP per year,UK salary surveys,2026
Australia,"Managed offshore assistant, agency published",8,35,AUD per hour,"Virtual Coworker, DotVA and agency pricing pages",2026
Australia,Onshore virtual assistant,39.90,65,AUD per hour,Australian agency pricing pages,2026
Australia,Agency retainer,800,3000,AUD per month,Australian agency pricing pages,2026
Australia,Full-time offshore assistant,22000,35000,AUD per year,Australian agency pricing pages,2026
Australia,"Local employee, loaded cost (from)",91000,91000,AUD per year,Australian agency cost comparisons,2026
Canada,Canada-based virtual assistant,25,60,CAD per hour,Canadian agency and job-board ranges,2026
Canada,Toronto and Vancouver executive assistants (top of range),75,75,CAD per hour,Canadian agency and job-board ranges,2026
Canada,"Managed offshore assistant, typical SMB plan",699,899,USD per month,"Virtual Gurus, VantaStaff, Remote CoWorker, Wing published pricing",2026