Cost to hire HR assistants: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for HR assistant work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Georgia costs $729 a month as a contractor and Kazakhstan $819. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $6,025 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $680 | $729 | $673 | $1,479 | |
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Kazakhstan | $770 | $819 | $690 | $1,570 | |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «44 Other Clerical Support Workers», GEL 1,764.4 ($680)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the occupation group «Служащие в области администрирования», KZT 341,120 ($767)2 at 40 hours a week.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
HR assistants hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $4,218 | $6,025 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $3,200 | $3,671 |
| Canada1110 | $3,458 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $5,272 | $5,889 |
HR assistants are one of the smallest occupations here, 90,220 US jobs, so state figures are often missing or rest on few employers.
US pay for HR assistants is fairly even: the 90th percentile ($68,280) is 1.8 times the 10th ($37,340).
US states differ little on HR assistant pay: District of Columbia at $59,050 and Alabama at $42,140 are only 1.40 times apart, one of the narrowest gaps of the roles we price.
Industry matters less than usual: the best-paid large industry for HR assistants (federal, state, and local government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and usps) pays 12% over the national median.
US HR assistants are spread across sectors; the largest, health care and social assistance, holds 17%.
UK pay for HR assistants is 76% of the US median, below the usual ratio.
UK pay for HR assistants rose 6.6% in the year to April 2026, one of the fastest changes of the roles with an ONS figure.
Canada pays HR assistants almost the same everywhere: C$23.85 an hour in Saskatchewan, C$28.85 in British Columbia.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Miscellaneous clerical and administrative workers» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 15,100 | $48,200 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 9,610 | $47,990 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 7,570 | $50,890 |
| Educational Services | 6,790 | $50,590 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Georgia contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,340 | $3,112 | 6.1× |
| 25th | $44,030 | $3,669 | 7.2× |
| Median | $50,610 | $4,218 | 8.3× |
| 75th | $59,800 | $4,983 | 9.8× |
| 90th | $68,280 | $5,690 | 11.2× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 43-4161 | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 4136 | Human resources administrative occupations |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 14102 | Personnel clerks |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 5994 | Human resource clerks |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 4416 | unit group in «Other Clerical Support Workers» |
Questions
How much does it cost to hire an HR assistant remotely?
$729–$919 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,479–$1,589 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $6,025.
Which country is cheapest to hire an HR assistant from?
Of the countries with an official HR assistant figure, Georgia ($729 a month as a contractor) against Kazakhstan ($819); 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, 43-4161: 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.