The Philippines had larger candidate application volume in Sagan data, while Colombia offers stronger natural US Eastern business-hour overlap. 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
The Philippines had larger candidate application volume in Sagan data, while Colombia offers stronger natural US Eastern business-hour overlap.
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.
The Philippines is strongest when supply depth, English-language business support, administrative work, customer operations, and willingness to work US-aligned shifts are more important than natural time-zone overlap.
Colombia is strongest when a role needs natural US Eastern time overlap, live communication during the US workday, sales follow-up, marketing execution, or customer-facing collaboration.
Country comparison
Candidate application volume and expected pay come from Sagan data. US-hours overlap is based on standard time-zone fit against a 9am-5pm Eastern workday.
| Metric | Philippines | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| Candidate applications | 21,144 (16.2%) | 8,386 (6.4%) |
| Median expected monthly pay | $1,600 | $2,200 |
| Expected pay range (p25 to p75) | $1,200 to $2,000 | $1,700 to $3,000 |
| US business-hour overlap | 0 hrs | ~8 hrs |
| Common position families | Operational Support; Client Relations; Administrative Support | Operational Support; Marketing Execution; Administrative Support |
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.
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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