Salaries · Virtual assistant · India · Updated November 2026
Virtual assistant salary in India
Foreign businesses that hire a virtual assistant in India directly pay $3.00–$9.00 an hour on hourly work, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $1.14–$2.56 an hour ($198–$444 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: hourly rate | $3.00–$9.00 | 1 published figure | |
| Local employers in India | $1.14–$2.56 | $198–$444 | 3 published figures |
| For comparison: employees in the US | $18.67–$27.89 | $3,236–$4,834 | Wages only, before benefits and payroll taxes |
For this role, direct-hire pay in India runs about 3.2× local pay, midpoint to midpoint. Budget from the direct-hire figures, not the local ones.
India against other countries
Of the 9 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, India has the lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- range · hourly rate$3.00–$9.00/hrTalentify job ad (Hirani): 'Virtual Executive Assistant / Executive Assistant (C-Suite Support) - India (Remote)' (posting date not shown; ad removed by 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. One ad from a direct US employer: Hirani (primary location given as the Hirani corporate office, Hicksville, New York, US), 'Virtual Executive Assistant / Executive Assistant (C-Suite Support) - India (Remote)', Req #212, full time, India only, US Eastern Time overlap, asks for 3 to 7+ years supporting C-suite or senior leadership (title not senior).
Local employers
- average · local employers₹18,756/month Indeed India, 'Administrative Assistant' salary page (updated 30 March 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average of 146 'Administrative Assistant' salaries from Indeed India job postings in the past 36 months; typical range a low of ₹9,653 to a high of ₹36,444 per month
- average₹387,027/year PayScale India, 'Administrative Assistant' salary page (updated Aug 02 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average base salary from 203 'Administrative Assistant' salary profiles; 10th-90th percentile ₹191k to ₹819k
- average₹243/hr PayScale India, 'Virtual Assistant' pay page (updated Aug 18 2025). Checked Oct 2026. Average base hourly rate from 44 'Virtual Assistant' salary profiles; 10th-90th percentile ₹39.16 to ₹1k per hour
Indeed India's own 'Virtual Assistant' page rests on very few salaries (see extra), so the administrative assistant pages are the main benchmark; executive assistants report more on both Indeed and PayScale (see extra).
What an agency charges for this role
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. The example below is VA MASTERS' own published rate card, shown because it's public; other agencies' prices vary. About us
| Agency | Per hour | Per month, 160 hours | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA MASTERS Parent company | $6.50–$10.00 | $1,040–$1,600 | Recruitment, contract and payments, time tracking, an account manager and replacement at no extra cost. No setup fee. Source: VA MASTERS pricing page, checked Oct 2026. |
Hiring a virtual assistant
- Virtual assistant job description
- Virtual assistant interview questions and a paid test task
- Onboarding checklist for the first 90 days
- Hiring checklist, from defining the job to day one
Cost guides
FAQ
How much does a virtual assistant cost in India?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $3.00–$9.00 an hour on hourly work (Talentify job ad, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in India pay $1.14–$2.56 an hour ($198–$444 a month full-time), which is local pay, not the rate for remote work for a foreign client.
What is the monthly salary of a virtual assistant in India?
We haven't found published full-time pay for remote work in this role. At 40 hours a week, the published hourly rates of $3.00–$9.00 work out to $520–$1,560 a month.
Why is hiring directly different from local pay in India?
They measure two different markets. Local pay is what employers in India pay local staff. Direct-hire figures come from job ads, salary guides and surveys for remote work for foreign businesses. For this role the second runs about 3.2× the first, midpoint to midpoint, so local pay isn't a good guide to what a remote hire will cost.
How does India compare with hiring a virtual assistant in the US?
Employees' wages in the US run $18.67–$27.89 an hour for the middle 50% of workers, before benefits and payroll taxes. Hiring directly in India, published figures come to $3.00–$9.00 an hour, with full-time pay converted to an hourly figure. That's pay only: you'd still do the recruiting, contract and payments yourself.
What does an agency charge for a virtual assistant?
Agencies set their own prices, and many don't publish them. As one published example, VA MASTERS (the parent company of this site's publisher) lists $6.50–$10.00 an hour for its Administrative & Operations Support category, all-inclusive. Ask any agency what its rate covers: recruiting, replacement, payroll and fees.