OnlineJobs.ph Pricing in 2026: Every Plan, What You Pay the Worker, and How Many of Your Hours the Savings Buy
October 23, 2026
OnlineJobs.ph charges employers $69 a month for its Pro plan and $99 a month for Premium, or $299 and $349 a year, as listed on its pricing page on October 23, 2026, and you need a paid plan to contact, interview or hire anyone. The worker's pay is separate: you negotiate it and pay the person directly, and OnlineJobs.ph's own salary guide puts an intermediate full-time virtual assistant at $800 to $1,100 a month.
This guide lists every published plan and payment fee, turns its salary guidance into a monthly total, and prices what no pricing page shows: your own hiring hours. Virtustant is a remote staffing agency and one of the routes compared, so we stick to published facts and show every calculation. If you are still choosing between models, start with our guides to Fiverr alternatives and Upwork alternatives.
OnlineJobs.ph is a job board for hiring Filipino remote workers directly. Here is what its own pages publish, read on October 23, 2026:
| Item | What OnlineJobs.ph says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0. Up to 3 job posts, 15 applications per job, view applications. "You CAN NOT contact, interview, or hire people with a FREE account." | Pricing page |
| Pro | $69 a month or $299 a year ("64% Savings!"). Up to 3 job posts a month, 200 applications per job, contact 75 workers a month from their profiles, read worker reviews. | Pricing page |
| Premium | $99 a month or $349 a year ("71% Savings!"). Pro plus 10 job posts a month, 500 contacts a month, unlimited background data checks, a worker mentoring service, Smart Shortlist, and contracts and documents. | Pricing page |
| Cancellation | "Cancel anytime." No time requirement and no contracts; you can cancel after you hire and keep working with the person. | Pricing page, FAQ |
| Refunds | Money back within 30 days of upgrading. The terms limit it to the most recent payment, made within 31 days, and one refund per customer. Prices are in US dollars, "inclusive of any taxes". | Guarantee page, Terms |
| Worker pay | "How much you pay them is dependent on how much you negotiate with them before you hire them." No cut of the worker's pay. | Pricing page, FAQ |
| Recruiting service | A $500 recruitment fee, with a free replacement if the hire does not work out in the first month. | Recruiting page |
Not published: any setup or placement fee, an ID verification feature by that name (Premium lists background data checks), and whether the $500 recruiting service also needs a subscription. The FAQ notes the price used to be $49 "for 8 years".
The annual plans work out to $24.92 a month for Pro and $29.08 for Premium. Annual Pro equals 4.33 monthly payments and annual Premium 3.53, so annual pays off only from the fifth month (Pro) or fourth (Premium). For one hire, one month of Pro at $69 is the lowest cost.
OnlineJobs.ph's employer FAQ says "Salaries range from $400 - $2000/month for full-time work," that "Around $700/month is where you'll start to find really competent people," and that "Salaries for part-time work are about 65% of full-time work."
Its salary guide for virtual assistants (last updated April 2026) adds a role-by-role table drawn from the OnlineJobs.ph database. For a virtual assistant:
| Level | Average local monthly salary | Hourly | Desired monthly pay on profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner (up to one year) | $480 to $900 | $3 to $5 | $349 to $718 |
| Intermediate (1 to 5 years) | $800 to $1,100 | $6 to $9 | $693 to $1,167 |
| Expert (5+ years) | $1,200 to $2,000 | $10 to $12 | $1,049 and up |
The guide's closing advice: "we recommend offering around $4–7 per hour for most positions." One item sits outside the salary: the 13th month. The FAQ asks "Do you have to pay this? No. Should you? Yes! Absolutely!", and OnlineJobs.ph's 13th-month guide calculates it as one-twelfth of a year's pay.
A full-time hire has four cost lines: subscription, pay, payment fees and the 13th month. The salaries below are example inputs from OnlineJobs.ph's published ranges, not prices it sets.
| Example monthly salary | 13th month per month (salary ÷ 12) | Card fee via Payoneer (3% to 4%) | First month with Pro $69 (bank-funded) | Later months, after you cancel | Hourly at 160 hours, incl. 13th month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $700 | $58.33 | $21.00 to $28.00 | $827.33 | $758.33 | $4.74 |
| $800 | $66.67 | $24.00 to $32.00 | $935.67 | $866.67 | $5.42 |
| $1,100 | $91.67 | $33.00 to $44.00 | $1,260.67 | $1,191.67 | $7.45 |
| $1,200 | $100.00 | $36.00 to $48.00 | $1,369.00 | $1,300.00 | $8.12 |
$700 is the FAQ's "really competent" mark, $800 and $1,100 bracket the intermediate range, and $1,200 starts the expert range.
Per OnlineJobs.ph's EasyPay page: EasyPay is free ("We take no overhead fees or any kind of cut of payments sent to workers") and stays available after you cancel. Payoneer waives its 1% transaction fee through EasyPay, so paying from your bank account costs nothing; paying by credit card costs 3% to 4%, or $24 to $32 a month on $800. The worker pays about 2% to convert dollars to pesos; most employers do not cover it, per OnlineJobs.ph.
Using OnlineJobs.ph's 65% rule, a part-time version of an $800 full-time role is about $520.00 a month. At about 80 hours a month that is $6.50 an hour, against $5.00 full time: less per month, more per hour.
The cash formula. Monthly cost = agreed salary + one-twelfth for the 13th month + any card fee + the subscription for the months you keep it.
A job board is the do-it-yourself route: you post, screen, interview, test, pay and, if the person leaves, start again. A staffing agency does that work inside one rate. The DIY Hour Line is the number of your own hours per year that the cash difference pays for: below it, hiring directly costs less; above it, done-for-you costs less.
DIY Hour Line = (done-for-you cost per year − DIY cash cost per year) ÷ the value of one of your hours.
DIY side: 13 months of salary (12 plus the 13th month), one month of Pro at $69, bank-funded payments. Done-for-you side: the Virtustant virtual assistant starting rate of $7/hr ($13,440 a year at 160 hours a month) and the H1 2026 median. In Virtustant's H1 2026 placement data (441 starts, January to June 2026), the median client-side rate for a virtual assistant was $10.10/hr (n=24), or $19,392 a year (2026 Nearshore Rate Report). Your hour is an example input: $100.
| Example monthly salary | DIY cash per year (13 × salary + $69) | Gap vs $13,440 (Virtustant VA starting rate) / DIY Hour Line at $100 | Gap vs $19,392 (Virtustant VA median, H1 2026) / DIY Hour Line at $100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $700 | $9,169.00 | $4,271.00 / 42.7 hours | $10,223.00 / 102.2 hours |
| $800 | $10,469.00 | $2,971.00 / 29.7 hours | $8,923.00 / 89.2 hours |
| $1,100 | $14,369.00 | DIY costs $929.00 more in cash | $5,023.00 / 50.2 hours |
| $1,200 | $15,669.00 | DIY costs $2,229.00 more in cash | $3,723.00 / 37.2 hours |
At an $800 salary, the direct route costs $8,923 less a year than the median, so it stays cheaper until your recruiting, payment and re-hiring work passes about 89 hours a year (about 7.4 a month). Against the $7 starting rate the line is about 30 hours. From $1,100 up, with the 13th month, the direct route costs more in cash than the $7 floor; experienced assistants are scoped above it.
OnlineJobs.ph's FAQ says that, done right, hiring "shouldn't take more than 2-3 hours (total) of your time." Count your own: the post, up to 200 applications per job, interviews, a test task, weekly payments in the first months, and starting over if the hire leaves.
To say it plainly: OnlineJobs.ph's published salary guidance sits below Virtustant's virtual assistant median, so on cash alone a direct hire usually costs less. The Virtustant rate includes recruiting, vetting, a lifetime replacement guarantee, and payroll and paperwork on the professional's side, for a dedicated remote professional from Latin America who works US hours. The $69 buys access to the board.
The rule. Price your hour first. If the cash gap divided by that hour exceeds the time you will really spend hiring and paying in a year, hire directly. If not, buy the hours back.
Five ways to put a full-time virtual assistant on your team, on published terms:
| Route | What you pay | Who vets | If the hire does not work | How the worker is paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OnlineJobs.ph (do it yourself) | $69 or $99 a month while you recruit, then the salary you negotiate | You | You search again | You pay the worker directly |
| OnlineJobs.ph recruiting service | $500 recruitment fee, then the salary you negotiate | OnlineJobs.ph | Replacement at no cost in the first month | You pay the worker |
| Upwork | The freelancer's rate plus a client fee of up to 7.99% on Basic (3% for qualifying US bank accounts): $24.00 to $63.92 a month on $800 | You | You search again | Through Upwork, per contract |
| US in-house hire (secretaries and administrative assistants) | Median $48,310 a year plus benefits: about $5,751.19 a month | You | You search again | Payroll |
| Virtustant | All-in hourly rate: virtual assistants from $7/hr ($1,120 a month at 160 hours); H1 2026 median $10.10/hr | Virtustant, through a four-stage funnel | Lifetime replacement guarantee, no time cap | One weekly invoice per placement |
Upwork terms from its client marketplace fee article, read October 23, 2026. US pay from the BLS (May 2025), loaded with benefits. See also Upwork fees, Virtustant vs Upwork and, if you only need to pay someone you found, Deel pricing.
The structural difference is who does the hiring work. OnlineJobs.ph's FAQ calls itself "an open resume and job posting board" and says "You are communicating, interviewing, hiring and paying the workers directly," with the person engaged as an independent contractor. An agency rate already includes that work.
OnlineJobs.ph is the better choice when:
It is a weaker fit when you lack the hours to recruit and run payments, need a replacement guarantee beyond the first month, or need the person on client calls in US business hours from day one. OnlineJobs.ph says you can hire someone on your time zone if "they're already used to it during the hiring process."
That last case is common: of 51 client searches opened with Virtustant from October 7 to 14, 2026, 48 asked for US working hours (full breakdown). Among 25 virtual assistant positions Virtustant filled from August 24 to September 30, 2026, 14 were part time (median 20 hours a week), 14 worked Eastern time and 7 Pacific, and 7 of 12 job posts put the assistant on calls or messages with clients (source).
If you would rather buy the hours back, Virtustant places a dedicated, bilingual remote professional from Latin America who works your hours and is directed by you, at one all-in hourly rate. Latin America comes first; for roles where it fits, Virtustant also places vetted professionals from the Philippines and South Africa. Starting rates: virtual assistants and customer service from $7/hr; SDRs, appointment setters, social media managers, designers and developers from $8/hr; executive assistants and bookkeepers from $8.50/hr. See the virtual assistant role page, the executive assistant role page, pricing for every role and the rate report for the H1 2026 medians.
Shortlist in 48 hours. Start in 72 hours. You get a shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates within 48 hours of your first call, and your hire can start in 72 hours. The vetting funnel: 100% apply, 22% clear the recruiter screen, 9% pass cognitive (IQ), skills and English testing, 3% reach a live interview, 1% are hired, which is what we mean by the top 1%.
After the hire, your account manager is the main point of contact and coordinates onboarding, the start date, tools access and a first-week plan, then follows up during the first weeks. You direct the day-to-day work. Virtustant handles payroll, paperwork and everything administrative on the professional's side. Terms are month-to-month with zero placement fees, a lifetime replacement guarantee and one weekly invoice per placement. How Virtustant makes money: if you pay your agent $10/hr, we give them $9 and keep the dollar in the middle. Virtustant is rated 4.9/5 on G2 and 4.5/5 on Trustpilot.
Related: virtual assistant rates, what a virtual assistant costs, compare agencies, or book a discovery call.
OnlineJobs.ph charges $69 a month for Pro and $99 a month for Premium, or $299 and $349 a year, as listed on its pricing page in October 2026. The free account cannot contact or hire anyone. The worker's salary is separate: you negotiate it and pay the person directly, and OnlineJobs.ph takes no cut of it.
Pro, at $69 a month, allows up to 3 job posts a month, 200 applications per job and 75 profile contacts a month. Premium, at $99, raises that to 10 job posts and 500 contacts a month and adds unlimited background data checks, a worker mentoring service, Smart Shortlist, and contracts and documents.
No. OnlineJobs.ph's FAQ says there is no time requirement and no contract, and that you can cancel once you are done recruiting and keep working with the person. If you make one hire in your first month, the subscription can be a single $69 payment.
OnlineJobs.ph does not set salaries; you negotiate them. Its salary guide (April 2026) lists average local monthly pay for a virtual assistant of $480 to $900 for beginners, $800 to $1,100 for intermediate and $1,200 to $2,000 for experts. Its FAQ puts competent people at around $700 a month and part-time pay at about 65% of full time.
No. OnlineJobs.ph says EasyPay is free and it takes no cut of worker payments. Payoneer waives its 1% transaction fee through EasyPay, so bank-funded payments have no fee, while credit card payments cost 3% to 4%. Workers pay about 2% on currency conversion.
Yes. OnlineJobs.ph offers a 100% money-back guarantee within 30 days of upgrading. Its terms limit refunds to the most recent subscription payment, made within 31 days, and to one refund per customer or company. Cancelling is your responsibility, and you keep access for the period you already paid for.
Yes, for a $500 recruitment fee. OnlineJobs.ph says it will source, screen, test skills and run a background check, and will find a replacement at no cost if the hire does not work out in the first month. Its FAQ says success rates are higher when employers recruit for themselves.
In cash, usually yes. Thirteen months of an $800 salary plus one $69 Pro payment is $10,469 a year, against $19,392 for a Virtustant virtual assistant at the H1 2026 median of $10.10/hr. The $8,923 gap pays for about 89 hours of your time at $100 an hour; we call that the DIY Hour Line. If recruiting, payments and re-hiring take you more hours than that, the agency costs less.
