Salary benchmarks · Updated October 2026
What remote staff earn, by country and role
283 published pay figures for 8 roles in 13 countries, converted to USD per hour. Each cell runs from the lowest to the highest figure we found; open a country to see every number and where it came from.
Per hour, in USD
| Country | Virtual assistant | Customer support agent | Bookkeeper | Digital marketer | Social media manager | Graphic designer | Web developer | Software developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | $1.65–$2.63 | $1.74–$2.91 | $1.55–$3.00 | $2.00–$3.63 | $2.09–$3.18 | $1.76–$3.00 | $2.29–$5.09 | $3.43–$6.81 |
| India | $1.14–$2.56 | $0.61–$2.03 | $1.17–$1.57 | $0.71–$2.79 | $1.08–$1.83 | $1.16–$1.87 | $1.03–$5.03 | $3.61–$10.62 |
| Colombia | $2.72–$2.98 | $2.26–$4.93 | $2.65–$2.93 | $4.21–$15.89 | $3.43–$6.76 | $3.10–$4.93 | $4.32–$6.76 | $5.54–$16.26 |
| Mexico | $2.82–$3.27 | $2.18–$3.38 | $2.67–$4.17 | $4.24–$5.33 | $3.33–$3.69 | $1.81–$3.44 | $5.65–$5.69 | $3.40–$6.68 |
| Brazil | $2.16–$3.68 | $1.85–$2.16 | $1.84–$2.92 | $3.44–$4.02 | $2.29–$4.61 | $2.53–$4.94 | $3.43–$8.54 | $6.12–$10.14 |
| Argentina | $2.75–$7.74 | $1.88–$3.97 | $6.60 | $6.07–$8.36 | $2.60 | $3.28–$5.58 | $9.44–$11.70 | $9.44–$12.08 |
| Ukraine | $3.52–$5.74 | $4.16–$9.23 | $4.10–$11.54 | $5.77–$11.54 | $3.84–$9.23 | $3.84–$9.81 | $4.16–$14.42 | $10.24–$16.15 |
| Poland | $7.06–$14.08 | $8.02–$14.15 | $8.36–$15.88 | $7.77–$18.01 | $7.06–$14.52 | $7.34–$16.05 | $11.17–$37.35 | $17.94–$53.80 |
| Romania | $4.89–$9.87 | $4.89–$8.05 | $4.89–$10.15 | $4.89–$10.92 | $4.89–$10.24 | $4.89–$8.47 | $6.11–$23.81 | $6.41–$23.44 |
| South Africa | $2.60–$5.81 | $3.25–$10.21 | $5.53–$8.71 | $4.70–$14.66 | $3.97–$12.15 | $4.29–$11.35 | $5.15–$17.42 | $10.13–$11.83 |
| Local baselines | ||||||||
| United States | $18.67–$27.89 | $17.72–$24.89 | $20.92–$29.55 | $28.05–$52.07 | $27.05–$48.25 | $23.58–$39.34 | $30.88–$60.69 | $50.58–$82.68 |
| United Kingdom | $20.42–$25.31 | $19.71–$19.81 | $22.34 | $23.99 | $14.39–$31.52 | $24.47 | $34.93 | $41.02 |
| Australia | $15.66–$33.80 | $17.03–$25.19 | $17.67–$29.42 | $19.51–$35.83 | $15.32–$26.72 | $18.09–$34.13 | $20.22–$37.25 | $22.00–$46.81 |