Virtual Assistant
Dedicated executive assistants running your inbox, calendar, travel and follow-ups so the deep work gets a run.
Our rate
$1,770/mo
$11.06/hr · $817/fortnight
Local equivalent
$5,900/mo
$36.88/hr · $2,723/fortnight
Typical saving
70%
Before super, payroll tax and on-costs
Australian contractor rates range widely, from about $35 to $65 an hour. We compare against the lower end.
Roles we place
What changes in month one
- Inbox zero maintained daily
- Scheduling and travel run for you
- Follow-ups chased without reminders
- SOPs written as work gets done
Team shapes that work
Part-time EA
1 assistant, 20 hrs/wk
Founders and directors
Full-time EA
1 assistant, 38 hrs/wk
Busy leadership teams
EA + admin
1 EA + 1 admin
Multiple executives
Tools they'll live in
The real numbers
A salary is not a cost. Super is just the start.
Advertise $70,800 and you'll pay well past it. Superannuation, payroll tax, workers comp, leave loading, recruitment and a laptop all land on top.
Local hire
Australia- Base salary
- $5,900
- Superannuation (12%)
- $708
- Payroll tax (4.85%)
- $320
- Workers comp (1.5%)
- $89
- Leave loading (2.5%)
- $148
- Recruitment, amortised
- $1,000
- Desk, laptop, software
- $250
True cost /mo
$8,414
30% of that is on-costs, not salary — superannuation alone adds $708.
Alternate Outsourcing
Offshore team- All-in fee
- $1,770
True cost /mo
$1,770
You keep $6,644 per mo — about 79% less than hiring locally, with no super, no payroll tax and no leave liability sitting on your books.
Cost my teamIndicative only. Based on a 160-hour month, superannuation guarantee at 12%, payroll tax at 4.85% and workers compensation at 1.5%. Payroll tax thresholds and rates vary by state; recruitment and equipment costs are amortised over a year. Your actual figures are confirmed on a call.