Virtustant is a virtual assistant company that places vetted, bilingual VAs from Latin America with US teams. One all-in hourly rate covers the assistant's pay, payroll, and compliance — no placement fees, no monthly subscriptions, no markups. You interview 3–5 vetted candidates within 48 hours and pick.
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Virtual assistant services provide trained remote professionals who take over administrative and operational work — calendar and inbox management, scheduling, research, data entry, customer support, bookkeeping, and more — for an hourly rate far below the cost of an in-house hire. Providers differ mainly in how they charge: freelance marketplaces add platform fees and leave vetting to you, subscription services sell monthly plans that typically run $699–$3,000+, and staffing agencies like Virtustant charge one all-in hourly rate with zero placement fees.
Work our clients most often hand to a VA:
Median all-in hourly rates from Virtustant's 2026 placement records, with the sample size behind each figure:
| Role | Median all-in rate | Placements (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual assistant | $7.00/hr | 33 |
| Administrative assistant | $7.00/hr | 19 |
| Appointment setter | $8.00/hr | 37 |
| Sales development rep (SDR) | $8.00/hr | 28 |
| Executive assistant | $8.50/hr | 25 |
| Social media manager | $8.50/hr | 31 |
| Bookkeeper | $8.50/hr | 9 |
Blended median: $8.00/hr across 2,018 placements since 2021. The all-in rate covers the assistant's pay, payroll, compliance, and HR — it is the entire cost. A comparable US hire typically runs $20–$35/hr.
Full role-by-role data lives in the 2026 Nearshore Rate Report and on our official facts page; get a personalized range on the pricing page.
| Model | Typical cost | What you take on |
|---|---|---|
| Freelance marketplace | Hourly rate + platform fees | You vet, manage, and handle payments yourself |
| Subscription VA service | $699–$3,000+ per month | Plans often cap hours; assistant may be shared |
| Recruiter-model agency | Placement fee (flat or % of salary) + salary | Fee due up front; payroll often separate |
| Virtustant — managed staffing | One all-in rate from $7/hr, $0 fees | You interview and manage the work; we handle the rest |
See the detailed head-to-heads: Virtustant vs Upwork and Virtustant vs Near.
Step-by-step detail in our guide: how to hire LATAM talent.
LATAM virtual assistants work your business hours in real time — no overnight handoffs — and are screened for professional, conversational English before anything else. Rates run up to 70% below US equivalents because of cost-of-living differences, not lower skill. That mix of time zone, English, and cost is why nearshore hiring keeps replacing both offshore teams and US admin hires; the full picture is in our nearshore staffing guide.
Hiring in a specific country? Start with hire staff in Argentina — without opening an entity, or read our country guides for Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil.
Through Virtustant, virtual assistants start at $7/hr all-in and the median VA rate is $7.00/hr across 33 placements in 2026; the blended median across all roles is $8.00/hr. A comparable US hire typically costs $20–$35/hr. There are no placement fees — the hourly rate is the entire cost.
Yes. Spoken English is screened first, in a live conversation, before any skills testing. Every VA on a shortlist is fully professional in English and a native Spanish or Portuguese speaker.
A marketplace gives you a directory — you vet, contract, and pay freelancers yourself, plus platform fees. A managed VA company like Virtustant vets candidates before you meet them, employs the assistant, and runs payroll and compliance, for one all-in hourly rate.
You receive a shortlist of 3–5 vetted candidates within 48 hours; average time to hire is 3 days, and onboarding completes within 72 hours of a signed offer.
Every placement carries a lifetime replacement guarantee with no time cap. If your VA leaves at any point, for any reason, we reopen the search at no additional cost.
Yes. Both part-time and full-time schedules are available under the same all-in hourly model — you only pay for the hours you book, with no monthly plan or minimum subscription.
$0 recruitment fees. Lifetime replacement guarantee.
