Choose on-demand hours if your work comes in bursts or you want to try a virtual assistant first: there is no commitment and hours stay valid for 90 days. Choose a dedicated monthly package if you need help every week: it costs about 17% less per hour, unused hours roll over, and Professional and Full-Time packages include a trained backup assistant.
Below is what an Administrative Assistant does, what it costs and how to hire one this week.
What Your Administrative Assistant Handles
Best for small business owners, consultants and teams buried in admin work. Typical work includes:
- Online forms, renewals and account admin
- Email inbox management, filtering and drafted replies
- Calendar scheduling, meeting invites and reminders
- Document formatting, Google Docs and Microsoft Office work
- Travel research and booking
They already work in tools like Dropbox, Slack, Asana and Google Workspace. See the full Administrative Assistant page for every task.
How On-Demand Hours Work
Pay-as-you-go hours for an Administrative Assistant cost $14.40 an hour at the Skilled VA level. Buy any amount from 5 to 500 hours, use them whenever work comes in, and they stay valid for 90 days.
- 5 hours: $72
- 10 hours: $144
- 20 hours: $273.60 (5% off)
- 50 hours: $648 (10% off)
Have one job with a clear finish line? Book a one-time project: you describe the work, we confirm the hour estimate, and you choose the deadline.
- Standard (7 days): $14.40 an hour
- Express (3 days): $17.28 an hour
- Priority (48 hours): $19.44 an hour
- Rush (24 hours): $23.04 an hour
Need someone today? Add rush onboarding for $49 and your assistant starts within 24 hours.
Administrative Assistant Prices
Using 20 hours or more every month? A monthly package costs about 17% less per hour than on-demand hours. Our current monthly prices for an Administrative Assistant at the Skilled VA level. They are the same in every state.
- Starter, 20 hours a month: $240 ($12.00 an hour)
- Growth, 40 hours a month: $456 ($11.40 an hour)
- Professional, 80 hours a month: $864 ($10.80 an hour)
- Full-Time Dedicated, 160 hours a month: $1,632 ($10.20 an hour)
A Senior Specialist starts at $324 a month and a US-Based Specialist at $456. Prepay 3, 6 or 12 months to save up to 12%. Build your package to see your exact price.
How to Get Started
- Choose your hours: pick the role and the number of hours, or a project, and see the price
- Pay the itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your account manager contacts you within one business day, and most assistants are matched within 1 to 3 business days
- Share access through the vault and give your first tasks
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For the bigger picture, read our full guide: On-Demand Virtual Assistant: Pay-as-You-Go Hours and One-Time Projects.