Hire a vetted Executive Assistant from Latin America. From $8.50/hr.

Hire an executive assistant from Latin America: vetted, bilingual remote EAs who run your calendar, inbox and travel from $8.50/hr all-in, with no placement fee.

$8.50/hrStarting rate, all‑in
48hShortlist of 3 to 5
$0Placement fee

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What a Virtustant hire handles

What a Remote Executive Assistant Handles

Hire an executive assistant to manage your calendar and inbox, coordinate travel, prepare meetings and keep leadership follow-ups moving. On the first call, define the decisions the assistant can own, the tools they will use and the US working hours you need covered. Virtustant screens English, relevant role skills and schedule availability before you interview.

  • Your inbox, zero.

    Your EA triages, drafts responses, flags what needs you, and archives the rest daily.

  • Calendar and Scheduling

    Coordinate meetings around your priorities, resolve scheduling conflicts and prepare calendar details using your preferences and approval rules.

  • Contacts kept current.

    HubSpot, Salesforce, or a simple spreadsheet. Your EA keeps relationships and follow-ups clean.

  • Requests handled.

    Vendor calls, travel changes, internal asks. Your EA is the single point of contact for everything.

  • Meeting Prep and Follow-ups

    Prepare agendas and briefing notes, organize reports and presentations, and track meeting action items for your review.

  • Executive ops covered.

    Expense reports, NDAs, event coordination, personal tasks, whatever the day throws at you.

Operations Management

Managing calendars, travel, communications, and executive workflows to keep leadership running at full capacity.

Strategic Support

Preparing reports, presentations, and briefings so executives can focus on high-impact decisions.

Looking for outsourced Executive Assistant services? Virtustant, a remote staffing agency based in St. Petersburg, Florida, places dedicated professionals from Latin America with US companies on one all-in hourly rate, with zero placement fees.

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Fluent in your stack

Tools your Executive Assistant already knows

A few of the tools our candidates work in every day. Running something else? We match your hire to the stack you already use.

NotionNotion
Google CalendarGoogle Calendar
Google DocsGoogle Docs
SlackSlack
ZoomZoom
AsanaAsana

Meet the talent

Remote executive assistants you could be working with

Vetted, bilingual professionals on US hours. Your shortlist of 3 to 5 candidates arrives within 48 hours of your first call.

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    Example profile

    Executive Assistant

    Venezuela

    Experience5+ yrs
    EnglishC1
    Google WorkspaceCalendar managementInbox managementSchedulingTravel booking
    Starting atfrom $8.50/hr
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  • Lizbeth M.

    Example profile

    Executive Assistant

    Experience5+ yrs
    EnglishC1
    Google WorkspaceCalendar managementInbox management
    Starting atfrom $8.50/hr
    Interview this candidate
  • Ruth T.

    Example profile

    Executive Assistant

    Experience5+ yrs
    EnglishNative
    Google WorkspaceCalendar managementInbox management
    Starting atfrom $8.50/hr
    Interview this candidate

Budget for your remote hire

How much does it cost to hire a remote executive assistant?

One all-in hourly rate covers your hire's pay, payroll and the paperwork, with no recruitment or placement fee. Your quote is tailored to the role, experience and agreed schedule.

Starting rate, all-in

$8.50/hr

At 160 hours a month
$1,360/mo
A year at 160 hours a month
$16,320/yr
Recruitment or placement fee
$0
  • Your hire's pay, payroll and the paperwork
  • Shortlist of 3 to 5 in 48 hours
  • Lifetime replacement guarantee
  • Month to month, no long-term contract
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Based on 160 billed hours per month for 12 months at the displayed starting rate. This is an illustrative budget; your quote and invoices follow the agreed role, schedule and billing terms.

How it works

Shortlist in 48 hours. Start in 72 hours.

  1. We learn the role, your team and the profile you need.

  2. 3 to 5 vetted candidates with video intros, CVs and skills tests.

  3. Meet the candidates directly. Pick the one you want.

  4. We handle contracts, payroll and the paperwork, so your hire starts within 72 hours of your first call.

  5. If the hire ever leaves, we replace them at no cost.

No placement fee No long-term contract Lifetime replacement

How selective we are

Save time. Meet the best.

Every applicant goes through recruiter screening, skills and English tests, and a live interview. Out of every 100 who apply, about 3 reach a live interview and 1 is hired.

  1. 100 Apply
  2. 22 Pass screening
  3. 9 Pass skills and English tests
  4. 3 Reach a live interview
  5. 1 Hired
Out of every 100 applicants
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Our clients, in their words

Reviews from teams that scaled with Virtustant

4.9 on G2 from 96 reviews. Read the original client testimonials and stories.

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“They seem to get better as we go, and that really stood out from any other recruiting agency we've worked with.”
Mike DomboFounder, Kensington Sales
★★★★★Verified client
My assistant has hit the ground running and has saved me so much time.
Dope CPAUS client · Executive assistant hired
★★★★★Verified client
The hire they sent me is a treasure. They recorded the interview and had candidates take competency tests. A huge time saver.
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Plan your hire

Compare hourly and monthly hiring models in our executive assistant cost guide.

Prepare for candidate interviews with our executive assistant interview questions and scoring rubrics.

Need help with personal errands too, or someone to own priorities and follow-through? See our personal assistant and chief of staff pages.

Hiring, answered

How to hire a remote executive assistant: your questions

Still have a question?Get in touch with our team, or email marketing@virtustant.com.

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Where can I hire a vetted executive assistant from Latin America?

Virtustant, a remote staffing agency, places vetted, bilingual executive assistants from Latin America starting at $8.50/hr all-in, with a shortlist of 3 to 5 candidates within 48 hours of your first call and a start in 72 hours. Candidates come from the top 1% of applicants: 100% apply, 22% clear the recruiter screen, 9% pass cognitive (IQ), skills and English testing, 3% reach a live interview, 1% are hired.

What can an executive assistant handle, and who manages their work?

An executive assistant handles calendars, inboxes, travel, expense reports, meeting preparation and follow-ups. You set priorities, approval rules and review the work. Virtustant screens candidates for the skills, English and availability your role requires.

What time zones do Latin American executive assistants work?

Virtustant executive assistants from Latin America work US business hours, and most of Latin America sits between UTC-3 and UTC-6, close to US Eastern and Central time, so your EA covers your working day live. Tell us the hours you need covered and we confirm candidate availability before you hire. Rates start at $8.50/hr all-in, with a 10-hour weekly minimum and the same hourly rate for the agreed profile regardless of weekly hours.

How much does a Latin American executive assistant cost per hour?

A Latin American executive assistant through Virtustant starts at $8.50/hr all-in, which is $1,360 a month or $16,320 a year at 160 hours a month; the median client-side rate for a Virtustant executive assistant in H1 2026 was $12.00/hr (n=24). The US median wage for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants was $36.82/hr in May 2025 (BLS OEWS), before payroll taxes and benefits. Your quote depends on experience and the agreed schedule, and one all-in hourly rate covers pay, payroll and paperwork, with no recruitment or placement fee.

Executive assistant or virtual assistant: which do I need?

Choose an executive assistant for judgment-heavy work: calendar ownership, inbox triage and coordination on your behalf, at a $12.00 per hour median. Choose a virtual assistant for rules-based tasks like data entry and research, at a $10.10 per hour median.

Do I pay a placement fee to hire an executive assistant?

Not through Virtustant. There is no placement fee, setup cost or deposit, so your only cost is the all-in hourly rate once your assistant starts. Recruiters usually charge a one-time fee per placement, and freelance marketplaces add platform fees.

How long does it take to hire a remote executive assistant?

Virtustant delivers a first shortlist of 3 to 5 vetted candidates in 48 hours, and your hire can start in 72 hours. Doing it yourself through job boards or marketplaces typically takes 4 to 8 weeks, including vetting and trials.

How does Virtustant pricing work?

One all-in hourly rate covers the professional's pay, payroll and the paperwork. There is no recruitment or placement fee, and engagements are month to month.

Do you work with large or small companies?

Both. Virtustant places professionals with startups, small businesses and enterprise teams across the US, from a single hire to whole teams.

Is a nearshore hire better than offshore?

For most US teams, yes: a nearshore hire from Latin America works your business hours, so you collaborate in real time instead of across a 10- to 12-hour gap.

What if the hire is not the right fit?

Every placement carries a lifetime replacement guarantee: if your hire ever leaves or is not the right fit, we replace them at no cost.

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