Offshored places dedicated, full-time staff in the Philippines with Melbourne businesses from A$1,900 a month, all-inclusive. Seek advertises Melbourne administration officers at A$65,000 to A$75,000 a year (September 2026); the equivalent Offshored team member costs A$22,800 to A$28,800 a year, with no superannuation, payroll tax or recruitment fee on top.
These are three of the roles Australian businesses most often hire through Offshored. The local column is Seek's average advertised salary range for that job in Melbourne, refreshed 1 September 2026. The Offshored column is our published all-inclusive band, which covers salary, statutory Philippine contributions, health cover, payroll, recruitment and day to day HR.
| Role | Melbourne advertised salary (Seek) | With 12 percent superannuation | Offshored, per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeper | A$75,000 to A$90,000 | A$84,000 to A$100,800 | A$25,200 to A$33,600 A$2,100 to A$2,800 a month |
| Administration officer or virtual assistant | A$65,000 to A$75,000 | A$72,800 to A$84,000 | A$22,800 to A$28,800 A$1,900 to A$2,400 a month |
| Customer service representative | A$60,000 to A$65,000 | A$67,200 to A$72,800 | A$22,800 to A$28,800 A$1,900 to A$2,400 a month |
Seek notes that some advertised salaries include superannuation. The superannuation guarantee has been 12 percent since 1 July 2025. Every Offshored band is on the pricing page, and all 32 roles are on the roles page.
Take a Melbourne bookkeeper at A$82,500, the midpoint of Seek's range. Superannuation at 12 percent brings that to A$92,400. If your business is over the Victorian payroll tax threshold of A$1,000,000 in annual Australian taxable wages, payroll tax at 4.85 percent adds about A$4,481, because superannuation counts as taxable wages. That is about A$96,881 a year before leave cover, recruitment, equipment and a desk.
An offshore bookkeeper through Offshored is A$25,200 to A$33,600 a year, and that is the whole cost. Team members are employed in the Philippines by Australian Pathways OPC, so superannuation, PAYG withholding, payroll tax and workers compensation do not apply to them. The 2026 cost guide works through the same comparison line by line, and the legality guide explains the employment structure.
The deduction phases out between A$3 million and A$5 million in wages, regional Victorian employers pay 1.2125 percent, and two surcharges apply to national payrolls above A$10 million. Source: State Revenue Office Victoria, payroll tax current rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics counted a net increase of 19,581 businesses in Victoria in 2025 to 2026 (Counts of Australian Businesses, released 18 August 2026). The comparison is indicative: confirm your own payroll tax position with your accountant.
Manila is two hours behind Melbourne during standard time and three hours behind during daylight saving, which runs from the first Sunday in October to the first Sunday in April. A team member covering your 9am to 5pm day works 7am to 3pm Manila time in winter and 6am to 2pm in summer. Early starts are normal for our team members, and the change happens on the same weekends your own clocks change, so your working day never moves.
Offshored team members work on Australian public holidays unless the day is also a Philippine holiday. For a Melbourne business that includes the days the rest of the country does not share, such as Melbourne Cup Day and the Friday before the AFL Grand Final, so the inbox and the phones can be covered while your local team is off. We give you two business days' notice of any Philippine holiday that affects your team member.
Offshored does not have a Melbourne office, and we would rather say so than rent a virtual address. Our Australian office is at Level 7, 99 York Street, Sydney, and everything a Melbourne business needs from us happens by phone and video call.
The full process, including probation, reviews and replacement, is on How it works, and the controls around your data are on the data security page. If your business is in a regulated or specialised sector, the industry pages cover law firms, accounting firms, real estate, trades and construction, NDIS and allied health, medical and dental, mortgage broking and e-commerce.
No. Offshored has one Australian office, at Level 7, 99 York Street, Sydney, and one Philippine office in BGC, Manila. Melbourne businesses work with us by phone and video call, and you are welcome at the Sydney office by appointment when you are in town.
Yes. Your team member works the hours you set in Melbourne time all year. Manila is two hours behind Melbourne in winter and three hours behind during daylight saving, so a 9am to 5pm Melbourne day is 7am to 3pm in Manila in winter and 6am to 2pm in summer.
No. Offshored team members are employed in the Philippines by Australian Pathways OPC and are not your employees under Australian law, so superannuation, PAYG withholding, payroll tax and workers compensation do not apply to them. You pay Offshored one all-inclusive monthly fee. Confirm your own position with your accountant.
From A$1,900 a month, all-inclusive, with no recruitment fee and no lock-in. An offshore bookkeeper is A$2,100 to A$2,800 a month, and an administration or customer service team member is A$1,900 to A$2,400 a month. Seek advertises a Melbourne bookkeeper at A$75,000 to A$90,000 a year before superannuation.
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Figures checked 20 September 2026. This page is general information, not tax or legal advice.
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