What does the monthly price include?

All tiers include vetting, NDA, infrastructure, and a dedicated success manager. No hiring fees, no setup costs, no long-term contracts. The price covers the EA's salary, benefits, payroll taxes, and all management overhead. You receive one monthly invoice.

Are there any hidden fees?

No. The monthly price is all-inclusive. There are no setup fees, no hiring fees, no per-hour charges, and no long-term contracts. Month-to-month, cancel anytime.

How much can I save compared to a domestic hire?

Savings range from 55-76% depending on your country and the EA's seniority. A US-based EA costs $75,000-$110,000/year fully loaded. Our full-time EA costs $28,800/year. That's $76,000+ in annual savings. Use our ROI calculator for a precise comparison.

What's the difference between the tiers?

Part-time ($1,400/mo): 20 hours/week, inbox and calendar management. Full-time ($2,400/mo): 40 hours/week, full EA support including projects and stakeholder coordination. Executive desk ($4,000-6,000/mo): Senior EA plus embedded researcher and local agent services.

How does the trial work?

Yes. If the fit isn't right within the first 30 days, we refund the month, no questions asked. After that, our 5-business-day replacement SLA ensures you always have coverage.

Pricing & ROI

Run the numbers. Then decide.

We are tired of vague 'save 50%' claims. Below is the actual math, your domestic EA cost (with benefits and seat) versus a fully-loaded PrimeStart Consultant placement. Plus transparent pricing for both service lines.

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The 10-second version

Pick your country. See what you save.

Want to tune the inputs further? The full calculator is below.

Monthly EA cost comparison

Where would you hire locally?

🇺🇸 United States full-time EA

salary + benefits + overhead

$7,200

🇰🇪 PrimeStart Consultant EA

fully managed · vetted · NDA-backed · USD

$2,400

→ Save $4,800/mo (67%)

$57,600 annualized savings, at the same vetting bar, same English fluency, same tool stack.

Savings percentage varies by country and seniority. This benchmark uses a mid-senior domestic EA. The ROI calculator below lets you enter your own EA's actual salary for a precise comparison.

ROI Calculator

What would you save, and get back?

A rough, honest estimate. Money is only half the answer; the other half is your own time. Below is the actual math, your domestic EA cost (with benefits and seat) versus a fully-loaded PrimeStart Consultant placement. Adjust the inputs.

Estimated annual savings

$89,950

76% lower than a US hire, fully loaded

Your hours reclaimed / month

104 hrs

Time back on your calendar for revenue-generating work

US hire (loaded)

$118,750/yr

PrimeStart Consultant

$28,800/yr

Estimates use a 1.25x burden multiplier on US salary (benefits, payroll tax, seat, tools, paid time off). PrimeStart Consultant pricing includes the EA's compensation, management, infrastructure, and NDA. Hours reclaimed assumes work currently absorbed by the founder or team shifts fully to your EA, ~60% of coverage hours become reclaimed founder time. Actual quotes vary by seniority and scope.

Adjust your inputs

Domestic EA salary (annual, USD)$95,000

$50k$180k

Coverage hours per week40h

10h (part-time)60h (executive)

Engagement model

Cost comparison (annual)

US hire (loaded)$118,750

PrimeStart Consultant$28,800

Why the numbers hold up

94%

12-month retention

48h

To a matched shortlist

1 in 8

Candidates accepted

5 days

Replacement SLA

What happens next

Within 1 business day

Personal review

We review your brief personally and respond ourselves. No SDR queue, no auto-reply. We either request a 20-minute call or send a concrete proposal.

Day 2-3 (EA) or Day 2 (Research)

Concrete proposal

For EA: a concrete onboarding proposal with a proposed first task and reference notes. For research: a methodology, sample frame, timeline, and fixed quote.

Week 1-2

Trial and ramp

Engagements begin with a one-week trial on a real task. If useful, we scale up to full coverage with weekly check-ins throughout. If not, we stop, no commitment.

EA Placement, monthly retainers

Transparent. Monthly. Cancel anytime.

All tiers include vetting, NDA, infrastructure, and your dedicated success manager. No hiring fees, no setup costs, no long-term contracts.

Part-time EA

20 hours / week of dedicated support

$1,400/month

Dedicated EA (not shared)
Inbox & calendar management
Travel coordination
Email + Slack + Zoom reach
Success manager check-ins
Month-to-month, cancel anytime

Start part-time

Full-time EA

Most chosen

40 hours / week, fully managed

$2,400/month

Everything in Part-time
Full 40h coverage, your time zone
Project & event support
Reporting, decks, and briefs
Vendor & stakeholder coordination
Weekly success-manager review
One-week trial, then 5-day replacement SLA

Start full-time

Executive desk

EA + researcher + on-call agent

Custom

Typically $4,000–$6,000/mo

Senior EA placement
Embedded research capacity
Local agent services included
Multi-seat team available
Dedicated Slack channel
Quarterly strategic review
SLA-backed response times

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Want more detail on what's included? See the EA Placement page →

Local Market Services, project pricing

Project-based. Fixed quotes. No surprises.

Research engagements are scoped and quoted after a 20-minute brief. Below are starting points for common engagements. Final pricing depends on sample complexity, geography, and timeline.

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Focus group (8 pax)

Recruited, moderated, transcribed

from

$1,800

Depth interviews (10 × 60min)

Incl. recruitment & synthesis

from

$3,500

Quantitative survey (n=500)

CAWI / CATI, weighted

from

$6,500

Mystery shopping audit

10 visits, photo-evidenced

from

$2,200

Local agent retainer

/month, project-based available

from

$1,200

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