If you run a service business and you're about to hire your first VA, the pay decision is the hire.
Most owners get it backwards. They go hunting for the going rate. They scroll Facebook groups and Reddit, find someone quoting $4 an hour in the Philippines, and think they won.
Today's guide shows you how to price a remote assistant properly. What operators are actually paying in 2026, what those same jobs look like from the VA's side, and how to structure pay so your assistant has a reason to stay past month three.