Cost to hire administrative assistants: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for administrative assistant work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Kazakhstan costs $499 a month as a contractor and Georgia $729. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $5,660 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | $450 | $499 | $383 | $1,119 | |
| Georgia | $680 | $729 | $673 | $1,479 | |
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «41 General and Keyboard Clerks», GEL 1,766.9 ($681)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the profession «Секретарь (общий профиль)», KZT 198,899 ($447)2.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Administrative assistants hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $3,962 | $5,660 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $3,331 | $3,825 |
| Canada1110 | $3,279 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $4,638 | $5,188 |
Administrative assistants are one of the largest occupations we price: 1,706,790 US jobs, rank 2 of 17, so US pay for them rests on a deep sample.
US pay for administrative assistants is fairly even: the 90th percentile ($66,350) is 2.0 times the 10th ($33,280).
State gaps for administrative assistants are narrower than average: the top median (District of Columbia) is 1.60 times the bottom (Mississippi).
The best-paid industry for administrative assistants with 3,000 or more jobs, telecommunications, pays 49% over the national median.
20% of US administrative assistants work in educational services, their largest sector.
UK pay for administrative assistants is 84% of the US median, above the usual ratio.
UK pay for administrative assistants rose 5.6% in the year to April 2026, faster than for most roles.
Canadian provinces pay administrative assistants within a narrow band: Manitoba C$24.32, Northwest Territories C$36.00 an hour.
UK regions for administrative assistants: highest London (£36,152) and Scotland (£30,568), lowest Yorkshire and The Humber (£27,647), full-time medians a year.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «General clerks» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Services | 346,670 | $47,470 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 188,270 | $49,040 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 176,350 | $46,440 |
| Construction | 135,720 | $46,940 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Kazakhstan contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,280 | $2,773 | 7.9× |
| 25th | $38,830 | $3,236 | 9.3× |
| Median | $47,540 | $3,962 | 11.3× |
| 75th | $58,000 | $4,833 | 13.8× |
| 90th | $66,350 | $5,529 | 15.8× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 43-6014 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 4159 | Other administrative occupations n.e.c. |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 13110 | Administrative assistants |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 5311 | General clerks |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 4120 | unit group in «General and Keyboard Clerks» |
ONS has no separate code for administrative assistants: they sit in this catch-all group.
Questions
How much does it cost to hire an administrative assistant remotely?
$499–$919 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,119–$1,589 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $5,660.
Which country is cheapest to hire an administrative assistant from?
Of the countries with an official administrative assistant figure, Kazakhstan ($499 a month as a contractor) against Georgia ($729); the others have no pay by occupation to compare.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
14 sources, with links
- Geostat: average monthly nominal earnings of employees by occupation (ISCO-08), 2021 and 2025, xlsx: geostat.ge
- Бюро национальной статистики РК: распределение заработной платы работников по основным профессиям и должностям (2026), форма 2-Т, апрель 2026, xlsx: stat.gov.kz
- Armstat, average monthly nominal wage, August 2026: armstat.am
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: lv.ukrstat.gov.ua
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-6014: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
- ONS, ASHE Table 14 (occupation), 2026 provisional: ons.gov.uk
- GOV.UK, rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027: gov.uk
- GOV.UK, workplace pensions: what you, your employer and the government pay: gov.uk
- ECB euro reference rates, 2026-11-03: ecb.europa.eu
- ESDC Job Bank, wages by occupation and economic region, 2025 release: open.canada.ca
- ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025, data cubes 11, 12 and 13: abs.gov.au
- ATO, super guarantee rates: ato.gov.au
- BLS OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.