Cost to hire project coordinators: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for project coordinator 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 $959 a month as a contractor and Kazakhstan $1,089. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $11,002 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
| Georgia | $910 | $959 | $901 | $1,777 | |
| Kazakhstan | $1,040 | $1,089 | $950 | $1,950 |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «24 Business and Administration Professionals», GEL 2,358.1 ($909)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the occupation group «Специалисты-профессионалы», KZT 464,533 ($1,044)2 at 40 hours a week.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Project coordinators hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $8,527 | $11,002 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $4,106 | $4,740 |
| Australia111210 | $6,799 | $7,613 |
With 1,066,670 US jobs, project coordinators sit in the larger half of the 17 occupations we price.
US pay for project coordinators spreads wider than for most roles: $61,580 at the 10th percentile, $167,970 at the 90th, 2.7 times apart.
State gaps for project coordinators are wider than average: Washington $124,160, Arkansas $77,170.
The best-paid industry for project coordinators with 3,000 or more jobs, securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities, pays 30% over the national median.
29% of US project coordinators work in professional, scientific, and technical services, their largest sector.
The UK is a far cheaper benchmark than the US for project coordinators: its median is 48% of the US one, one of the lowest ratios of the roles we price.
UK pay for project coordinators rose 2.2% in the year to April 2026, slower than for most roles.
UK regions for project coordinators: highest London (£42,660) and Scotland (£41,157), lowest Yorkshire and The Humber (£31,378), full-time medians a year.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Contract, program and project administrators» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 305,210 | $108,260 |
| Construction | 239,500 | $98,730 |
| Manufacturing | 79,810 | $102,640 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 69,900 | $97,760 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Ukraine contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $61,580 | $5,132 | 8.8× |
| 25th | $78,440 | $6,537 | 11.3× |
| Median | $102,320 | $8,527 | 14.7× |
| 75th | $133,100 | $11,092 | 19.1× |
| 90th | $167,970 | $13,998 | 24.1× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 13-1082 | Project Management Specialists |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 3543 | Project support officers |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 5111 | Contract, program and project administrators |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 2421 | unit group in «Business and Administration Professionals» |
No ISCO unit fits the job exactly; this is the closest.
Questions
How much does it cost to hire a project coordinator remotely?
$749–$1,089 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,575–$1,950 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $11,002.
Which country is cheapest to hire a project coordinator from?
Of the countries with an official project coordinator figure, Georgia ($959 a month as a contractor) against Kazakhstan ($1,089); 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
13 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, 13-1082: 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
- 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.