Virtual assistant salary calculator
Enter a Western employee salary and this calculator shows the equivalent cost of hiring a virtual assistant through DonutJobs — including hourly rate, monthly spend, and annual savings after accounting for benefits, payroll taxes, and overhead.
What the calculator accounts for
- Gross salary for the Western hire
- Payroll taxes (employer contribution, typically 7.65-15% in the US)
- Benefits (health insurance, retirement match, PTO, ~30% loaded cost)
- Equipment, software licenses, and overhead
- VA hourly rate by skill tier and target country