Salaries · Virtual assistant · Philippines · Updated November 2026
Virtual assistant salary in the Philippines
Foreign businesses that hire a virtual assistant in the Philippines directly pay $5.00–$10.00 an hour on hourly work, or $600–$1,500 a month full-time, in published job ads and salary guides. Local employers there pay $1.65–$2.63 an hour ($285–$457 a month full-time).
The numbers
| What you're looking at | Per hour | Per month, full-time | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiring directly: hourly rate | $5.00–$10.00 | 2 published figures | |
| Hiring directly: full-time pay | $3.46–$8.65 | $600–$1,500 | 2 published figures |
| Local employers in the Philippines | $1.65–$2.63 | $285–$457 | 5 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 the Philippines runs about 3.1× local pay, midpoint to midpoint. Budget from the direct-hire figures, not the local ones.
The Philippines against other countries
Of the 9 countries with published direct-hire figures for this role, the Philippines has the 2nd lowest starting figure.
Every figure behind these numbers
Hiring directly (remote work for foreign businesses)
- range · hourly rate$5.00–$10.00/hrOnlineJobs.ph job search results (job ads posted by employers hiring Filipinos directly) (ads posted 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. Range of pay stated in USD per hour across 11 VA/admin job ads with an explicit USD hourly rate, out of the first 60 results (2 pages) of a 'virtual assistant' search (235 results), all posted 2026-10-28 by employers in the US, Australia, NZ, UK etc. hiring directly.
- range · full-time pay$600–$1,500/month OnlineJobs.ph job search results (job ads posted by employers hiring Filipinos directly) (ads posted 2026-10-28). Checked Oct 2026. Range of USD monthly pay across 3 full-time VA ads with an explicit USD monthly figure in the same 60-ad sample (posted 2026-10-28).
- range · hourly rate$6.00–$9.00/hrOnlineJobs.ph blog, 'Comprehensive Guide To Virtual Assistant Salaries in the Philippines' (salary tables) (last updated April 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'Average Local Monthly Salary Guide' table, HOURLY tab (the page says hourly rates are for part-time work and monthly rates for full-time hires), Virtual Assistant, Intermediate (about 1-5 years): $6 - $9 per hour.
- range · full-time pay$800–$1,100/month OnlineJobs.ph blog, 'Comprehensive Guide To Virtual Assistant Salaries in the Philippines' (salary tables) (last updated April 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'Average Local Monthly Salary Guide' table, MONTHLY tab (full-time hires), Virtual Assistant, Intermediate (about 1-5 years): $800 - 1,100 per month.
Local employers
- average₱27,213/month Indeed Philippines, 'Virtual Assistant' salary page (updated Oct 19, 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average for 'Virtual Assistant', based on 1.1k salaries taken from job postings on Indeed in the past 36 months
- range₱19,000–₱29,000/month JobStreet Philippines, 'Virtual Assistant' salary page (October 2026). Checked Oct 2026. 'The average salary of a Virtual Assistant in Philippines is between ₱19,000 and ₱29,000', based on full-time salary ranges disclosed by employers in JobStreet job ads (some include benefits, some don't)
- average₱19,092/month Indeed Philippines, 'Administrative Assistant' salary page (updated Oct 19, 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average for 'Administrative Assistant', based on 6.4k salaries from job postings on Indeed in the past 36 months
- average₱217,525/year PayScale, 'Administrative Assistant' salary in the Philippines (last updated Aug 27, 2026). Checked Oct 2026. Average base salary for 'Administrative Assistant', based on 271 self-reported salary profiles
- average · local employers₱19,721/month Philippine Statistics Authority, 2024 Occupational Wages Survey, Table 5 (General Office Clerks) (2024 survey (reference month Aug 2024)). Checked Oct 2026. Average monthly wage rate (basic pay plus allowances) of general office clerks, all industries, both sexes; time-rated full-time workers in establishments with 10 or more workers
No neutral source found that separates pay for Filipinos working remotely for foreign clients; Indeed and JobStreet ads mix both. Executive assistant and city figures are under extra. PayScale's VA page was left out because its hourly range is implausibly wide.
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. |
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FAQ
How much does a virtual assistant cost in the Philippines?
Hiring directly, foreign businesses pay $5.00–$10.00 an hour on hourly work, or $600–$1,500 a month full-time (OnlineJobs.ph job search results, OnlineJobs.ph blog, checked Oct 2026). Local employers in the Philippines pay $1.65–$2.63 an hour ($285–$457 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 the Philippines?
Published full-time pay for remote work for foreign businesses is $600–$1,500 a month. Local employers pay $285–$457 a month. Both use 40 hours a week and are in USD.
Why is hiring directly different from local pay in the Philippines?
They measure two different markets. Local pay is what employers in the Philippines 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 3.1× the first, midpoint to midpoint, so local pay isn't a good guide to what a remote hire will cost.
How does the Philippines 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 the Philippines, published figures come to $3.46–$10.00 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.