In-house at min wage
$15.80/hr × 40 hrs/week
- Weekly
- $632
- Monthly
- $2,739
- Annual
- $32,864
Wages only - add benefits, PTO, and payroll taxes for true cost.
Special OfferDedicated Virtual Assistants as low as $5.00 / hour
Dedicated Cold Callers +1 (855) PAY FIVE
Chicago, IL • 32K overpriced admin, front & back-office roles
Estimated 6,800+ human virtual assistants serving Chicago
Remote Virtual Assistants & Callers for Chicago Businesses
Chicago's $15.80/hr minimum wage keeps in-house staffing expensive. GetCallers virtual assistants and callers from $5/hr help Chicago businesses cut front-office labor costs by up to 43%, with no long-term contracts.
Chicago Staffing Cost Breakdown
Full Cost Comparison: In-House vs. GetCallers in Chicago
See exactly what a front-office role costs annually, monthly, and weekly in Chicago, and how much you keep with a GetCallers assistant at $5.00/hr.
Your annual savings in Chicago
$35,360+
vs. a local $22.00/hr front-office hire - before benefits or taxes. Per agent at 2,080 annual hours.
No savings
In-house front-office staff
$22.00/hr × 40 hrs/week
- Weekly
- $880
- Monthly
- $3,813
- Annual
- $45,760
Local market rate for qualified admin & caller roles.
GetCallers Assistant
$5.00/hr × 40 hrs/week
- Weekly
- $200
- Monthly
- $867
- Annual
- $10,400
- No recruiting fees
- No long-term contracts
- Scale up or down anytime
$5.00/hr is the team rate (USD $5/hr converted) for 3+ agents at 40 hrs/week. 1-2 agents pay more. Annual savings are per agent at 2,080 hours. See our pricing page for all plans.
Annual Savings vs Local Admin
$35,360
77% less per year than Chicago front-office staff
Monthly Savings vs Local Admin
$2,946
77% less than Chicago front-office wage
Weekly Savings vs Local Admin
$680
$680/wk kept in your business vs. local front-office staff
At Chicago's $15.80/hr minimum wage, a full-time in-house assistant costs about $32,900/year in wages. A GetCallers assistant at $5/hr costs roughly $10,400/year, a savings of more than $22,000 per role annually, before benefits, PTO, and payroll taxes. Compared to the actual market rate for front-office staff in Chicago, $22.00/hr, a GetCallers assistant saves you 77%, or $35,360 per role every year. That is $2,946 every month and $680 every week you can reinvest in growing your business.
Businesses in Chicago, IL
Chicago is home to major finance, manufacturing, and professional-services employers, plus a dense network of small businesses spanning the Loop, Lincoln Park, and the suburbs. With the city minimum wage at $15.80/hr, a full-time in-house assistant costs over $32,800/year in wages, and far more with benefits. GetCallers gives Chicago businesses a dedicated, trained virtual assistant for less than half the loaded cost of local hiring.
The Chicago Business Landscape
Built for Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro
Anchored by finance, manufacturing, logistics, and a large professional-services sector.
Large service volume across the Loop and neighborhood businesses drives follow-up workload.
Diverse, multi-lingual customer base across the city and suburbs.
Competitive labor market makes retaining in-house front-desk staff costly.
Top Industries We Support in Chicago
Financial ServicesManufacturingReal EstateLegal ServicesInsuranceHome Services
Chicago Business Corridors We Serve
The LoopLincoln ParkLakeviewHyde ParkNaperville / suburbs
The Chicago Advantage
Higher Local Wages = Bigger GetCallers Savings
The higher your local minimum wage, the more you save by switching to a GetCallers virtual assistant. In Chicago, where in-house staff cost $15.80/hr plus benefits, a dedicated, office-based assistant at $5.00/hr delivers the same coverage for 68% less, with no recruiting, no equipment, and no long-term contracts.
- Trained on the CRMs, dialers, and scheduling tools used across Chicago businesses
- 24/7 live call coverage for your Chicago customers
- Onboarded in 48–72 hours, no long-term contracts
- Dedicated, office-based staff with supervised call-center quality and strict data-security controls
Onboarded in 48–72 Hours
No lengthy recruiting, background checks, or equipment purchases. We match your Chicago business with a vetted, trained assistant tailored to your workflow and tools.
Instant Lead Estimator
How Many Leads Could a Virtual Assistant in Chicago Generate?
Slide the dials to match your team size and calling hours. Each agent dials about 10 names per hour - we show the list size you need to supply and a best-to-worst lead range based on your list quality.
1 agent
40 hrs
20 (Part-time)40 (Full-time)50 (Extended)
$500
$100$1,000$5,000
Based on ~10 calls per hour per agent with client-supplied, high-quality. Worst case: 1 lead per 14 calls. Best case: 1 lead per 10 calls. Your results depend on list quality, script, and industry. Estimates are conservative.
You supply the list. We recommend dialing from your own CRM data or a vetted, opted-in list so your agent calls good-quality names - not generic, burned-out data. Better list quality means more leads per dial.
Your Estimated Results
Compare to in-house hiring
Calls / Week
400
Names to Dial / Mo
1,732
Leads / Month
Worst Case
124
-
Best Case
173
Appointments / Month
62
-
104
Pipeline / Month
$9,279
-
$20,784
Monthly Cost
$866
Est. ROI Range
10.7x - 24x
No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. From $5/hr per agent. You supply the list.
Verified Client Reviews
Real Results from Real Businesses
See how companies in Chicago across real estate, legal, home services, and finance transformed their daily operations.
"GetCallers replaced our patchwork of freelancers with one dedicated team. Our agent was onboarded in two days, knew our CRM cold, and within the first month our outbound pipeline nearly doubled. Worth every penny."
Marcus B.
Director of Sales
Coastline Property Group
"We were burning money on in-house recruiters and no-shows. GetCallers took over our inbound scheduling and outbound follow-up, and we cut front-office spend by over $4,000 a month without losing a beat on coverage."
Dana W.
Operations Manager
Lighthouse Home Services
"Simple and effective. After a short training week, I stopped doing any after-hours follow-up. Our caller books my calendar, confirms every appointment, and keeps the CRM spotless. I finally get my evenings back."
Eli C.
Managing Partner
Carter & Mitchell Legal Group
Video Testimonials
Hear It Straight From Our Clients
Real business owners share how GetCallers transformed their growth, margins, and daily operations.
Cut our call response time from hours to minutes. Our closing rate doubled.
Dan H.
Director
Symmetry Financial Group
Best decision we made all year. 147 outbound calls a day without hiring W-2 staff.
Tedd G.
Director
Envirotise USA
Our maintenance calls and tenant follow-ups are fully handled. Saved us a full-time hire.
JC R.
Owner
Property Management CA
Chicago FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from Chicago businesses.
With Chicago's $15.80/hr minimum wage, an in-house assistant costs over $32,900/year in wages. A GetCallers assistant at $5/hr costs about $10,400/year, saving you more than $22,000 per role annually before benefits and taxes.
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