Sagan expected-pay medians are lower than comparable U.S. BLS wage benchmarks across customer support, administrative support, financial operations, operational support, sales, and engineering, but the comparison is directional and does not include benefits, payroll taxes, employer burden, or management cost. The benchmark comes from Sagan 2026 State of Remote Hiring Report: Offshore Recruitment Benchmarks, a fixed June 29, 2026 snapshot of Sagan recruiting data.
Short answer
Sagan expected-pay medians are lower than comparable U.S. BLS wage benchmarks across customer support, administrative support, financial operations, operational support, sales, and engineering, but the comparison is directional and does not include benefits, payroll taxes, employer burden, or management cost.
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.
Sagan figures are candidate-reported expected monthly pay from a recruiting pipeline. BLS figures are U.S. median wage benchmarks. They are useful for budget planning, but they are not a like-for-like total employment cost model.
The directional gap is clearest in role families such as customer support, administrative support, operations, sales, and engineering, where U.S. wage benchmarks can be compared against Sagan expected monthly pay medians.
A real offshore business case should also model payroll setup, benefits, manager time, training, replacement risk, security, tools, and whether the role needs live U.S. business-hour coverage.
U.S. wage context
BLS figures use May 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook median wages. The customer service annual equivalent uses $20.59/hour x 2,080 hours. Sagan figures are expected monthly pay, not confirmed salaries.
| 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 |
Salary benchmarks
Percentile bands are more useful than one average because offshore recruitment budgets change by role scope, ownership level, tool depth, and communication requirements.
| 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 to understand where candidate flow is strongest.
| 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
The demand table shows where Sagan saw the most categorized hiring requests in 2026 through the June 29 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 |
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.
Often, yes on direct pay, but the right comparison is not salary alone. Compare expected pay with U.S. wage benchmarks, then add benefits, payroll taxes, platform cost, manager time, tools, compliance, training, and replacement risk.
No. Sagan pay figures are candidate-reported expected monthly pay. They do not include benefits, payroll taxes, employer burden, software, management time, or provider fees.
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://agents.saganpassport.com/reports/2026-state-of-remote-hiring
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