Free Tool
Time Delegation
Value Calculator
Put a dollar value on the hours you'd reclaim by delegating low-value tasks to a virtual assistant.
Quick Answer
Every hour you spend on delegable admin is an hour not spent on work only you can do. This calculator values the hours a VA would free at your own hourly worth, against the VA's cost — the gap is the real return on delegating.
Based on Zedtreeo's actual pricing. Dedicated remote staff from $1,056/month.
These figures are estimates for planning only. Your actual rate depends on role, scope, seniority, and engagement; market comparisons use representative benchmarks, not live quotes. Spotted a number that looks off, or have an idea to make this tool better? — we read every note and use it to improve these tools.
Methodology
How the Time Delegation Value Calculator works
How the number is produced
- Monthly delegable hours = weekly hours × 4.33.
- Reclaimed value = those hours × what your own hour is worth; VA cost = the same hours × $6/hour.
- Net per month = reclaimed value − VA cost; the headline is that net ×12.
Assumptions built in
- Values every reclaimed hour at your stated rate — realistically only the hours you redeploy to revenue work earn that.
- $6/hour is the general/admin VA floor on the Rate Index; specialist VAs cost more.
Benchmarks & sources
- Zedtreeo Rate Index (2026)Used for: the offshore hourly rate per role used on the Zedtreeo side of every comparison — the same figures quoted on our service pages.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 — Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (except legal/medical/executive) (SOC 43-6014) (2024)Used for: US baseline for the admin work being delegated.
Methodology and constants last reviewed against the Zedtreeo pricing engine and Rate Index. Estimates are for planning; your quote depends on role, scope and engagement.
Time Delegation Value Calculator FAQs
Common questions about this tool and the roles behind it.
Zedtreeo's offshore rates start at $6/hour and are the same figures used across all our calculators. Local market comparisons use representative benchmarks for the US, EU, AU, and CA — not live quotes. Your actual rate depends on role, scope, and engagement.
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