In the heart of Silicon Valley, an office hire can be very expensive. A virtual assistant lets your startup or small firm get help without Valley salaries.
Virtual Assistant gives San Jose businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $320 a month, working Pacific time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why San Jose businesses hire a virtual assistant
Semiconductor, hardware, software and networking companies dominate San Jose, along with the many firms that serve them. Founders often do their own admin because hiring locally is so costly, and the time they lose matters a lot.
The roles San Jose businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Founders can hand off scheduling, inbox and investor logistics.
You walk into every meeting ready. A short brief with the people, the context and the open items is waiting for you before each call.
- Manage a complex calendar across time zones
- Gather the reports and documents you will need
- Draft replies and correspondence on your behalf
- Take care of personal tasks that can be done online
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your San Jose business.
Website & Tech Assistant
Small teams can hand off website upkeep, automations and account admin.
Your website stays healthy. Regular updates, backups and uptime checks lower the risk of a site going down when customers need it.
- Update plugins and themes
- Update content, images and menus
- Document each automation for your team
- Manage Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 users
Website & tech assistant packages start at $360 a month for 20 hours. Hire a website & tech assistant for your San Jose business.
AI Assistant & Prompt Specialist
Companies can get practical AI prompts, automations and usage rules.
AI starts producing useful work. You get prompts and templates built around your real tasks, not generic examples from the internet.
- Build custom GPTs, Claude Projects and chatbots from your documents
- Keep your library organized and easy to reuse
- Produce drafts of emails, proposals, blog posts and social content
- Automate lead replies, data cleanup and reports
AI assistant packages start at $360 a month for 20 hours. Hire an AI assistant for your San Jose business.
What it costs in San Jose
You pay the same clear price wherever you are, and you see the exact total before you order. Skilled VA prices for the roles above:
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- Website & Tech Assistant: $360 for 20 hours, $684 for 40 hours or $1,296 for 80 hours a month
- AI Assistant & Prompt Specialist: $360 for 20 hours, $684 for 40 hours or $1,296 for 80 hours a month
Senior Specialists, with 5+ years in the field, cost 35% more. US-Based Specialists, who live and work in the United States, cost 90% more. If you would rather not commit to a monthly package, pay-as-you-go hours start at $19.20 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your San Jose assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Pacific time business hours, so your day and theirs line up. You get a person who learns your business, with a team behind them when something needs fixing.
- Built for confidential work: An NDA, separate logins and a secure vault protect your board, investor and personal information.
- Bigger builds are quoted first: Order a full website as a one-time project, and we confirm the hours before starting.
- We start from where you are: Never used AI? Your assistant sets up your accounts and walks you through it step by step.
- NDA and secure access: Every assistant signs an NDA, and logins go through a secure vault, never by email.
- A dedicated assistant: You work with one person who learns your business, not whoever is free in a shared pool.
- Start in 1 to 3 business days: Most clients are matched within 1 to 3 business days of payment, or within 24 hours with rush onboarding.
A virtual assistant or an in-house hire?
An in-house hire makes sense when the job needs someone physically on site. For work done on a screen or a phone, a virtual assistant usually costs far less, because you pay only for working hours, with no recruiting, desk, equipment or payroll taxes to arrange. You can also start with 20 hours a month and grow, instead of committing to a full-time salary before you know how much work there is.
How to get started this week
- Build your package: choose a role, your hours and an experience level, and see your price straight away
- Pay your itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days and runs your kickoff call
- Your assistant starts on a written checklist of your first tasks for your San Jose business
Towns and districts we serve around San Jose
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in San Jose and nearby, including Willow Glen, Downtown San Jose, Almaden Valley, Evergreen, Campbell, Santa Clara and Milpitas. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for California businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in San Jose or our guide to hiring in California. Other California guides: Stockton, Palmdale, Walnut Creek, Anaheim, Fresno, San Diego.