The canonical Sagan offshore recruitment benchmark report, with salary bands, country supply, role demand, U.S.-hours coverage, methodology, citation copy, and machine-readable downloads.
Short answer
Sagan analyzed 130,298 candidate applications and 3,132 hiring requests to benchmark offshore recruitment salary bands, country supply, role demand, and U.S. business-hour coverage for remote hiring in 2026.
Source report
Based on 130,298 candidate applications and 3,132 hiring requests in Sagan recruiting data. Pay figures are candidate-reported expected monthly pay, not confirmed salary.
Snapshot: June 29, 2026. Application window: January 1-June 29, 2026. Open the canonical report.
Machine-readable data: report.json, facts.txt, salary-bands.csv, country-supply.csv, us-wage-context.csv.
This is the source page for Sagan offshore recruitment benchmark methodology, sample sizes, citation text, and downloadable data files. Derivative benchmark pages should cite this report when they need the full data source.
The overall median expected monthly pay was $2,000. Customer support roles were lower at a $1,400 median, while financial operations, management, and engineering roles required higher planning anchors.
The Philippines generated the largest application volume, while U.S.-hours overlap appeared in 79.3% of hiring requests. For live customer, dispatch, sales, or owner-facing work, overlap can matter as much as raw country supply.
Salary benchmarks
Percentile bands are based on candidate-reported expected monthly pay in Sagan recruiting data. They are planning benchmarks, not confirmed salaries.
| Role family | Sample | p25 | Median | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational Support | 10,969 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Client Relations and Customer Support | 8,828 | $1,200 | $1,400 | $2,000 |
| Administrative Support | 5,754 | $1,400 | $1,800 | $2,200 |
| Financial Operations | 5,729 | $1,800 | $2,200 | $3,000 |
| Marketing Execution | 5,431 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| Sales | 2,550 | $1,200 | $1,500 | $2,000 |
| Management, Supervisor, Team Lead | 2,034 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $3,000 |
| Engineering | 1,827 | $2,000 | $3,000 | $4,500 |
| Level 3 Management / Executive | 551 | $6,000 | $7,000 | $8,000 |
Candidate supply
Country supply is application volume, not a count of immediately available candidates. Use it with role fit, time-zone fit, and language requirements.
| Country | Candidate applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 21,144 | 16.2% |
| South Africa | 11,944 | 9.2% |
| Kenya | 9,953 | 7.6% |
| Colombia | 8,386 | 6.4% |
| Pakistan | 8,297 | 6.4% |
| Mexico | 6,695 | 5.1% |
| Nigeria | 6,589 | 5.1% |
| Brazil | 5,233 | 4.0% |
| Jamaica | 4,656 | 3.6% |
| India | 4,633 | 3.6% |
Hiring demand
Hiring-request volume shows where Sagan saw the most employer demand in the 2026 snapshot.
| Role family | 2026 hiring requests |
|---|---|
| Operational Support | 303 |
| Financial Operations | 206 |
| Marketing Execution | 189 |
| Client Relations and Customer Support | 167 |
| Administrative Support | 157 |
| Sales | 142 |
| Management, Supervisor, Team Lead | 69 |
| Engineering | 36 |
| Specialty / Passport Plus | 14 |
U.S. wage context
These comparisons use Sagan expected monthly pay medians against U.S. BLS wage benchmarks. They are directional and do not include benefits, payroll taxes, employer burden, provider fees, tools, management, or training.
| Sagan role family | Sagan median | U.S. occupation benchmark | BLS annual median | BLS monthly equivalent | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Client Relations and Customer Support | $1,400 | Customer service representatives | $42,827 | $3,569 | BLS |
| Administrative Support | $1,800 | Secretaries and administrative assistants | $47,460 | $3,955 | BLS |
| Financial Operations | $2,200 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | $49,210 | $4,101 | BLS |
| Operational Support | $2,000 | Office and administrative support occupations | $46,320 | $3,860 | BLS |
| Sales | $1,500 | Sales occupations | $37,460 | $3,122 | BLS |
| Engineering | $3,000 | Software developers | $133,080 | $11,090 | BLS |
Methodology
These pages are derivative views of the canonical Sagan report. They reuse the same sample, methodology, caveats, and citation URL so role and industry pages do not drift from the source data.
Pay is candidate-reported expected monthly pay in USD. It is not confirmed hire salary.
Country supply is application volume. It is not a live count of available candidates.
Use the data for budget planning, country selection, role scoping, and interview capacity planning.
FAQ
Sagan 2026 State of Remote Hiring Report: Offshore Recruitment Benchmarks, published June 29, 2026. Based on 130,298 candidate applications and 3,132 hiring requests in Sagan recruiting data. Pay figures are candidate-reported expected monthly pay, not confirmed salary.
No. The pay numbers are candidate-reported expected monthly pay. They are useful planning benchmarks, but they are not confirmed hire salaries or guaranteed offer amounts.
Use the median as a planning anchor, then adjust for role complexity, tool depth, communication load, seniority, and whether the role needs US business-hour overlap.
Use the JSON, CSV, and TXT downloads linked from this report page. The files include the machine-readable report manifest, salary bands, country supply, U.S. wage context, and flat headline facts.
Use https://saganpassport.com/reports/2026-state-of-remote-hiring as the canonical citation URL for the 2026 State of Remote Hiring Report.
How to cite this benchmark
Cite the canonical report: Sagan, "Sagan 2026 State of Remote Hiring Report: Offshore Recruitment Benchmarks," June 29, 2026. Based on 130,298 candidate applications and 3,132 hiring requests.
Source: https://saganpassport.com/reports/2026-state-of-remote-hiring
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