Hire bilingual virtual and executive assistants in Latin America
The virtual assistant market is flooded with marketplaces that place people and disappear. The recurring buyer complaint is not skill, it is churn, timezone drift and having no employer behind the person. LATAM fixes the hours, and compliant employment fixes the churn.
Starting salary
$550/mo
Venezuela, before burden
Time to hire
2-3 weeks to placement for most assistant roles
Best markets
Colombia, Mexico and Peru for cost and bilingual depth across US time zones, Costa Rica and Chile for premium executive support
Executive & virtual assistants salary by country
Indicative monthly gross salary in USD equivalent, before statutory employer burden and service fees. The burden column is what most cost comparisons leave out.
| Country | Monthly salary | Employer burden | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | $900 – $2,100 | 30–45% | Hiring in Colombia |
| Mexico | $1,050 – $2,400 | 25–35% | Hiring in Mexico |
| Argentina | $1,000 – $2,250 | 25–35% | Hiring in Argentina |
| Costa Rica | $1,300 – $2,600 | 26–38% | Hiring in Costa Rica |
| Brazil | $1,050 – $2,400 | 40–55% | Hiring in Brazil |
| Chile | $1,450 – $3,000 | 25–35% | Hiring in Chile |
| Peru | $750 – $1,900 | 28–38% | Hiring in Peru |
| Uruguay | $1,300 – $2,750 | 28–40% | Hiring in Uruguay |
| Ecuador | $700 – $1,750 | 22–32% | Hiring in Ecuador |
| Guatemala | $750 – $1,900 | 24–34% | Hiring in Guatemala |
| Dominican Republic | $900 – $2,000 | 25–35% | Hiring in Dominican Republic |
| Panama | $1,100 – $2,400 | 26–36% | Hiring in Panama |
| El Salvador | $750 – $1,900 | 24–34% | Hiring in El Salvador |
| Honduras | $700 – $1,750 | 24–34% | Hiring in Honduras |
| Nicaragua | $650 – $1,600 | 24–34% | Hiring in Nicaragua |
| Bolivia | $650 – $1,500 | 25–35% | Hiring in Bolivia |
| Paraguay | $650 – $1,600 | 25–35% | Hiring in Paraguay |
| Venezuela | $550 – $1,400 | 15–25% | Hiring in Venezuela |
| Cuba | $550 – $1,300 | 15–25% | Hiring in Cuba |
| Haiti | $550 – $1,200 | 20–30% | Hiring in Haiti |
| Suriname | $750 – $1,750 | 15–25% | Hiring in Suriname |
| Guyana | $950 – $2,100 | 14–22% | Hiring in Guyana |
| Belize | $850 – $1,900 | 10–18% | Hiring in Belize |
| Jamaica | $850 – $1,900 | 12–20% | Hiring in Jamaica |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $1,050 – $2,400 | 10–18% | Hiring in Trinidad and Tobago |
| Puerto Rico | $1,650 – $3,800 | 15–25% | Hiring in Puerto Rico |
Compare against a US in-house hire at $48,000–$68,000 base, before the roughly 25% payroll, benefits and insurance load.
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Your modeled outcome
$169,044
saved per year on 3 mid executive & virtual assistants seats in Venezuela, 78% below the US in-house equivalent.
$507,132
saved over 3 years
+10 seats
the savings alone would fund
5–15 days
to onboard, on our own entity
▸ Landed cost breakdown, $1,346 / seat / month
- Gross salary
- $975
- Statutory employer burden
- $195
- Service fee
- $176
- Team of 3, annual
- $48,456
Burden in Venezuela: Contractor-based engagements; case-by-case structure. No entity setup, no $6k–$30k incorporation, no 4–7 month wait. Indicative ranges for planning, we confirm exact figures against live market data for your roles.
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- ✓Spoken and written English assessed separately
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