COST COMPARISON FULL TIME EMPLOYEE - VS - VIRTUAL ASSISTANT  Description Full Time Employee 40 Hours per week  Virtual Assistant 20 Hours per week  Base Salary  $21.73/Hour  $35.00/Hour Bonuses  $898.00  $0 Social Security  $3,526.00  $0 401k/403b  $2,858.00  $0 Disability  $738.00  $0 Healthcare  $5,328.00  $0 Pension  $1,936.00  $0 Time Off  $6,028.00  $0 Annual Total  $66,509.00  $36,400.00 You have already saved $30,109.00  per year by using a Virtual Assistant.  This figure does not include all of the other extras you provide for your employee (furniture, computer, software, office space, training). Remember, with a VA you only pay for time on task. Your employee's 8 hour day can be crunched into 3-4 hours with a VA.  Simply put, you won't pay for personal matters, breaks, idle time or water-cooler chat. SOS Virtual Assistance (SOSVA) offers  Monthly Retainer Rates and Per Project Fees.   SOSVA can customize your services so you pay only for what you need.   Monthly Retainer Rates Retainer Packages: Basic            5 hrs per month Standard      10 hrs per month Premium      15 hrs per month Retainer packages guarantee hours for your company each month.  Monthly retainers are billed in advance on the first of each month.    Ask about our retainer discounts. Per Project Rates Hourly and flat fee rates are charged based on the complexity of the project.   Hourly rates are very affordable and competitive. Terms and Conditions Clients are billed upon completion of project with terms of net 15. Time is billed via 15-minute incremental billing. Standard out-of-pocket expenses are billed at cost. Payment methods accepted: Major credit cards (through PayPal), business checks, money orders or cashier's checks