In-house at min wage
$17.00/hr × 40 hrs/week
- Weekly
- $680
- Monthly
- $2,947
- Annual
- $35,360
Wages only - add benefits, PTO, and payroll taxes for true cost.
NYC's $17.00/hr minimum wage makes in-house front-office staff a budget killer. GetCallers delivers dedicated virtual assistants and callers from $5/hr, saving NYC businesses up to 71% on front-office payroll.
See exactly what a front-office role costs annually, monthly, and weekly in New York City, and how much you keep with a GetCallers assistant at $5.00/hr.
Your annual savings in New York City
$40,560+
vs. a local $24.50/hr front-office hire - before benefits or taxes. Per agent at 2,080 annual hours.
$17.00/hr × 40 hrs/week
Wages only - add benefits, PTO, and payroll taxes for true cost.
$24.50/hr × 40 hrs/week
Local market rate for qualified admin & caller roles.
$5.00/hr × 40 hrs/week
$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.
$40,560
80% less per year than New York City front-office staff
$3,380
80% less than New York City front-office wage
$780
$780/wk kept in your business vs. local front-office staff
At NYC's $17.00/hr minimum wage, a single full-time in-house receptionist costs roughly $35,360 in wages alone, plus benefits, payroll taxes, PTO, and equipment. A GetCallers assistant at $5/hr runs about $10,400/year for the same 40 hours. That's over $24,000 in annual savings per role, and most NYC businesses replace two or three positions. Compared to the actual market rate for front-office staff in New York City, $24.50/hr, a GetCallers assistant saves you 80%, or $40,560 per role every year. That is $3,380 every month and $780 every week you can reinvest in growing your business.
From Manhattan professional firms to Brooklyn service businesses and Queens retail operators, New York City runs at breakneck speed and premium labor costs. With the city minimum wage at $17.00/hr (effective Jan 1, 2026) and total employment cost well above $23/hr once benefits and taxes are included, hiring a full-time in-house receptionist or caller easily exceeds $47,000 a year. GetCallers gives NYC businesses a dedicated, trained, office-based virtual assistant from $5/hr, with no recruiting fees, no equipment costs, and no long-term contracts. Whether you run a real estate team in Midtown, a dental practice in the Bronx, or a logistics company in Long Island City, your assistant handles calls, CRM updates, scheduling, and follow-up so your in-house team can focus on closing and serving clients.
The higher your local minimum wage, the more you save by switching to a GetCallers virtual assistant. In New York City, where in-house staff cost $17.00/hr plus benefits, a dedicated, office-based assistant at $5.00/hr delivers the same coverage for 71% less, with no recruiting, no equipment, and no long-term contracts.
No lengthy recruiting, background checks, or equipment purchases. We match your New York City business with a vetted, trained assistant tailored to your workflow and tools.
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.
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.
No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. From $5/hr per agent. You supply the list.
See how companies in New York City 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
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
Common questions from New York City businesses.
Talk to our workforce advisors and get paired in 48 to 72 hours.
Get paired with your dedicated virtual assistant for as low as $5.00/hour, and save up to 71% vs. local hiring in New York City.