It’s been a few years since we last release a salary guide and I have to agree, a lot has changed since then.
Compared to 2018, there’s been a slight increase in the starting salaries for Filipino virtual assistants. There are several reasons for this.
There’s inflation and the rising cost of goods to consider. The Philippines peso experienced high inflation over the past year and the exchange rate experienced major fluctuations over the past year. What your VA can buy with P500 two years ago is a lot less than what it could but today.
There are more training opportunities now for virtual assistants than ever before. Training facilities and programs have been popping up all over the country. So newbies now have more skills than they did around 5 years ago. More virtual assistants are also choosing to specialize, allowing them to provide more customized services to business.
Virtual assistant salaries will vary according to the skills they have and their experience. The more technical your skill set is, the higher your pay will be.
| POSITION | AVERAGE | RANGE
(Part-time low end/Full-time high end) |
| Virtual Assistant | $510 | $200-$1190 |
| Amazon Expert | $370 | $200-$840 |
| Facebook Marketing | $640 | $200-$1760 |
| Copywriter | $830 | $300-$2210 |
| WordPress Developer | $710 | $300-$1670 |
| Sales Representative | $590 | $240-$1350 |
| Lead Generation | $570 | $240-$1260 |
| Webmaster | $570 | $350-$1410 |
| SEO Expert | $600 | $240-$1790 |
| Marketing Specialist | $720 | $230-$1420 |
| Infusionsoft Specialist | $640 | $280-$1670 |
| PPC Expert | $850 | $350-$1850 |
| Graphic Design | $640 | $250-$1540 |
| Shopify Developer | $550 | $300-$1350 |
| Ebay Listing | $440 | $190-$850 |
| Ecommerce Expert | $580 | $250-$1490 |
| Social Media Marketing | $590 | $210-$1570 |
| Video Editor | $650 | $250-$1610 |
| Customer Service | $590 | $270-$1320 |
| Researcher | $470 | $190-$1230 |
| PHP Developer | $980 | $350-$2060 |
| Data Entry Specialist | $450 | $190-$1030 |
| Google Adwords | $1000 | $370-$2320 |
| Accountant | $710 | $260-$1740 |
| Real Estate Virtual Assistant | $730 | $220-$2200 |
| Web Developer | $730 | $300-$1720 |
| Magento Developer | $810 | $350-$2020 |
| IOS Developer | $930 | $400-$2060 |
| Content Writer | $620 | $240-$1590 |
| Project Manager | $830 | $290-$2000 |
| Web Designer | $650 | $260-$1510 |
| Photoshop Expert | $590 | $270-$900 |
(Conversion Rate Used: $1 = ₱50)
These numbers come directly from the OnlineJobs.ph database (around 1 million profiles) what salaries workers are asking for.
You can also check our comprehensive guide for more information on salaries.
About Julia Jasmine M. Sta Romana
Julia has been working for OnlineJobs.ph since 2012, first as a writer and now as its social media manager and content development specialist. She also founded the Davao Virtual Assistants Association, the biggest VA association in Davao City.
She’s a full-time wife and mom and volunteers her time as an internet rights advocate.
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Ma’am Julia, good day! I just want to ask how to apply and become an active virtual assistant?
Im so thankful for this platform, I dont want to compare but this is the best of all. SO I STICK HERE, and Hopefully the owner or creator GODBLESS AND GOOD HEALTH, staff and people in this platform.
THANK YOU.
Are those Mean or Median numbers for the average salaries?
They’re mean.
Are these figures in US dollars?
Is this monthly? Or weekly? Can you please clarify.
Thanks
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Hi, I’m interested! Please send me an email to verafairyjoy@yahoo.com for the rate and qualifications!
Please assist me how to apply online homebase
Good day.
New on this VA thing. After reading post on this I was amazed how they become successful. I have registered today and would like to request your assistance on how to proceed on applying online homebase work.”
Thank you.
Could you please advise the currency that the Salary guide is using?
Hi Kathleen, it would be based on US Dollar
Hi Debbie, you can email our support team (support@onlinejobs.ph) regarding this, they will respond as soon as they can
I need and posted for someone to help me part-time for now to draft blog Articles between 1500 and 2000 words based on relevant global topics I provide. It will increase over time and I assume the rate will differ based on skills and complexity. I offered between $9-10 per article based on advice from other bloggers and it was indicated that this is above the norm. Some accept this and others say it is below the norm. Can you assist on a guideline since It is difficult to compare that with a monthly full time rate.
Thanks a lot
Hi. May I know the links for your job post? Interested to be one of your article contributor.
Hello Ms. Julia If this is true then why onlinejob.ph is allowing a rate of $1 to $2 per hour to our Filipino virtual assistant. Will it be timely if they will regulate the minimal rate fee to at least $3 per hour ?
I’m currently based here in Dubai, UAE and wanting to go back home for good. Also interested to work at home thru online jobs. I’m a newbie but very interested.
Hey Maria, you can email our support at support@onlinejobs.ph so that they can check your OnlineJobs account and give tips on how to increase your ID proof score, thus increasing the chances in getting an online job
Hi Ma’am Jessica,
I am a newbie in onlinejobs. I also have an account in upwork. May I ask how can I get a ID proof?
Hi Alena,
You can email our support team (support@onlinejobs.ph) so that they can assist you when it comes to increasing your ID proof score
I have a question on where does MANYCHAT developer belongs to these sets of specialization? Thank you for the response.
Hey Samson, upon checking ManyChat has to do with Sales and Marketing right? Or building a sort of bot to interact with people logging in to a specific site? That could fall under “Software and Mobile Development” or “Marketing & Sales”. You can check one of our blog post about Philippines Skills here (https://blog.onlinejobs.ph/philippines-skills)
Im a newbie here, I want to learn more about online jobs . right now am working in a corporate world but still i feel tired with the traffics, stress at work and co workers. Im looking for a job that will make me stay at hone but still earning for a living. Please help me with my journey here . Thank you
Hi Gina, I can see that you already have an account in OJ. Kindly email support@onlinejobs.ph so that they can help you in increasing your ID Proof score, thus increasing the chances that your application will push through to the employers
Hi, onlinejobs.ph team. Thanks for this helpful post. I would appreciate it if you could post more informative posts like this. Happy holidays, guys.
Hi Melvin, thanks so much for your comment, we appreciate it 🙂
Hello Ms Julia,
Wow I never thought that Real Estate VA is high range, And virtual assistant is also high rate, Actually all, For now that I am a independent freelancer, I have only under minimum range and usually the project is not contracted. Hopefully I could meet a client here who believes my capable, for I am only staying at home and wanted to earn from onlinejob.
Any advice or motivation from you. To strengthen up my skills.
Best regards,
Diana
It would be very helpful if you gave this same chart but gave the ‘full time equivalent’. Knowing that the lowest ‘part time’ is $200 is meaningless – is that for 1 hour a week or 40 hours a week?
I was an employee of a certain BPO company before as a copyeditor. May I know if there’s an online job that still fits my skills which is copyediting? I hope there is because I badly needed a job right now. Thank you
Hi Joy, you can check this link if there are various job posts that may fit your skills in copyediting -> https://www.onlinejobs.ph/jobseekers/jobsearch
Hi,
Is there a downloadable PDF of this that can be shared? I’d love to share with my team as we are currently recruiting for 2 VA’s and this is very helpful.
Thank you.
Hi Tricia, I’m sorry but we don’t have a PDF file for this. But I will ask my colleague if it is possible to have a PDF file on this blog post
You’ve been asked many times here and I haven’t seen an answer… Is your chart showing the monthly average??
are these numbers per month? week? year? decade. Please be more specific as I can see many other people have the same question
Hi. I’m currently looking for a VA job. I have experience in Shopify, customer service, social media management, and managing files. Please email me at joveedemdam@gmail.com for any homebased offers.Thank you.
Hi,
I am currently looking for a job come April for fulltime or even now for a parttime job.
I came across this site and I believe my skills would fit in as a writer or copy editor.
Could you help me or guide me in proceeding with my application? Please reply to my email.
Thank you so much.
Hi Pinky,
Kindly register as a worker/jobseeker here (www.onlinejobs.ph/register)
After that and finishing up your profile, you can email our support team (support@onlinejobs.ph) so that they can assist you for your ID Proof score
Thanks for the blogMuch thanks again Much obliged