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Hire an Appointment Setter Who Fills Your Calendar Full-Time

A dedicated, full-time appointment setter who calls back every lead, follows up until they answer and books qualified appointments for your team, on your hours and in your CRM. Recruited and tested in the Philippines, Latin America, Morocco and Egypt.

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  • 3–5 vetted finalists
  • About 14 days
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
  • Pay nothing until you hire

How do I hire an offshore appointment setter? Tell Talentige who your setter will call, in which languages and on which hours. We recruit in the Philippines, Mexico and the rest of Latin America, Morocco and Egypt, test every candidate’s English (and second language) and run a live sales role play with objections, then send you 3–5 finalists in about 14 days. You choose. Your setter works full-time, only for you, in your CRM and calendar, while we handle the background check, contract, payment and Hubstaff time tracking. Typical pay runs from $800 to $2,500 a month depending on the market and seniority.

Last updated: November 3, 2026 · By the Talentige recruitment team, recruiting international talent since 2015

Appointment setter, SDR or receptionist?

All three pick up the phone. They’re different hires, and the right one depends on where your leads come from and what counts as a win.

Appointment setterSDRReceptionist
Main jobFill your calendar with qualified appointmentsOpen new B2B conversations and book meetings for account executivesAnswer and route calls, greet, schedule for existing clients
Typical leadsInbound web forms, ads, call-backs, past customers, aged leadsCold outbound lists, target accounts, LinkedInWhoever calls in
CallingMostly outbound and speed-to-lead call-backsOutbound calls, email and LinkedIn sequencesMostly inbound
Success measureBooked and showed appointmentsQualified meetings and pipeline sourcedCalls answered, messages handled
Common inHome services, solar, insurance, real estate, healthcare, coaching, agenciesB2B software and servicesEvery office

Prospecting cold B2B accounts for account executives? That’s an SDR: see hire a remote SDR or SDRs in Mexico. Mostly answering inbound calls? See remote customer support.

Who hires appointment setters

Any business where a booked appointment comes before the sale: an estimate visit, a consultation, a demo or a review. Industry pages with role details:

A day on your calendar: an example shift

Your setter works your hours. Most of the value is in the call-backs and follow-ups nobody on your team has time for.

  1. Start of shiftCheck today’s calendar, confirm appointments and rebook no-shows from yesterday
  2. First hoursCall back every new inbound lead, newest first, while interest is fresh
  3. Mid-shiftWork the follow-up list: leads who didn’t answer, asked for a call later or went quiet
  4. AfternoonReactivation: past quotes, old leads and customers due for a service or renewal
  5. Before logging offReminder calls and texts for tomorrow, CRM notes complete, hand-off to your team

What to measure

Appointment-setting funnel: the five stages to trackLeads and dials: Every new lead and call-back on the list; Conversations: Live contacts reached; Qualified: Need, timing and decision-maker confirmed; Booked: On your calendar, with notes for your closer; Showed: The one that pays: track the show rateLeads and dialsEvery new lead and call-back on the listConversationsLive contacts reachedQualifiedNeed, timing and decision-maker confirmedBookedOn your calendar, with notes for your closerShowedThe one that pays: track the show rate
The five stages to track for an appointment setter. Agree targets for each stage with your setter in the first month, based on your own lead flow.
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StageWhat it means
Leads and dialsEvery new lead and call-back on the list
ConversationsLive contacts reached
QualifiedNeed, timing and decision-maker confirmed
BookedOn your calendar, with notes for your closer
ShowedThe one that pays: track the show rate

What an appointment setter costs, by country

Monthly pay for a full-time appointment setter by market, compared with US costsPhilippines: $800 to $1,500 a month; Egypt: $800 to $1,000 a month; Morocco: $1,000 to $2,500 a month; Mexico: $1,300 to $1,900 a month; Latin America (other): $1,200 to $2,000 a month. US telemarketer median wage about $2,950 a month, about $4,220 with benefits and payroll costs; US sales representative of services about $8,340 with overhead.$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000Philippines$800–$1,500Egypt$800–$1,000Morocco$1,000–$2,500Mexico$1,300–$1,900Latin America (other)$1,200–$2,000US telemarketer, wage only≈ $2,950US telemarketer + overhead≈ $4,220US sales rep (services) + overhead≈ $8,340
Green bars: typical full-time monthly pay to your setter from Talentige placements (Mexico figure is for SDRs), before our fee. US figures: BLS May 2025 national median hourly wages for telemarketers ($17.04) and sales representatives of services ($33.65) × 2,080 hours ÷ 12, and × 1.43 for benefits and payroll costs (BLS ECEC, June 2026).
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Where your setter is basedMonthly (USD)Notes
Philippines$800–$1,500English, high-volume calling, US hours as a night shift
Egypt$800–$1,000English, the most cost-effective option
Morocco$1,000–$2,500English plus French: US, Canada and Quebec
Mexico$1,300–$1,900Bilingual English-Spanish, on US time zones
Latin America (other)$1,200–$2,000English plus Spanish or Portuguese, US time zones
US telemarketer (BLS 41-9041), median wageAbout $2,950$17.04/hour × 2,080 hours ÷ 12
US telemarketer, with benefits and payroll costsAbout $4,220× 1.43 (BLS ECEC)
US sales representative of services (BLS 41-3091), with overheadAbout $8,340$33.65/hour × 2,080 × 1.43 ÷ 12

Team cost estimator

–Yearly pay through Talentige (typical range)
–Same headcount as US telemarketers, with overhead
–Yearly difference, before our one-time fee

Estimates only, using the ranges and BLS figures above. Your exact pay is confirmed on the call. Model other roles in the overseas hiring cost calculator.

How we test appointment setters

English, written and oralPlus Spanish or French when your setter calls in two languages.
Communication testsWritten and spoken: clear, natural and easy to follow at speed.
Live sales role playA real call, with “just send me an email”, “we already have someone” and “no budget”.
Your interviewYou meet 3–5 finalists with their results, and you choose.

Every setter is scored on the same rubric we use for SDRs, from coachability to CRM discipline; the full rubric is on hire a remote SDR. We then run the background check and prepare the contract, and your setter starts on your hours with Hubstaff time tracking. Your setter follows your holiday calendar, apart from one or two local holidays you agree upfront.

Abstract illustration of a weekly calendar grid filling with check-marked slots, with sound waves flowing into it

You pay nothing until you hire. Our fee depends on the role, with no retainer by default; see pricing. Every placement is backed by a 90-day replacement guarantee.

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Pay nothing until you hire · 3–5 vetted finalists · 90-day replacement guarantee

Setters who protect the calendar

Appointment setters succeed when the calendar rules are clear: who is qualified, what happens on no-shows, and which offers can be pitched. We test live pitch delivery before you interview anyone.

Appointment setter cost sketch vs US loaded seatUS loaded often high; offshore setters lower band from related sales pages.0$2k$4k$6k$8k$10kUS setter / SDR loaded$9,500Talentige SDR/setter band$1,300–$1,900
When the setter motion matches our SDR markets, pay commonly sits in the $1,300–$1,900 band used for Mexico/Colombia/Argentina SDRs. US ~$9,500 fully loaded from SDR cost pages. Exact band confirmed on intake for your script and hours.
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Per month
US setter/SDR fully loaded~$9,500
Talentige SDR/setter markets (typical)$1,300–$1,900
Setter vs SDR vs closerRole focus index.020406080100Appointment setter20SDR50Sales rep / closer90
Illustrative “pipeline ownership” index: setters book; SDRs prospect+book; closers own revenue. Pick the page that matches the job.
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RoleOwnership index
Appointment setter20
SDR50
Sales rep / closer90
Weekly time mix for a full-time setterIllustrative hours.04812162024Dialing / conversations18SMS/email follow-up8Calendar ops6CRM hygiene5Coaching / review3
Illustrative weekly mix. Your script and channel mix will differ.
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ActivityHours / week
Dialing / conversations18
SMS/email follow-up8
Calendar ops6
CRM hygiene5
Coaching / review3
Appointment setter hiring timelineIntake to live dialing.1Day 0Offer, calendar rules, hours2Days 1–5Live pitch tests3Days 5–8You interview4Week 2Live dialing on your hours
Shortlist 5–8 days; hire 1–2 weeks.
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MilestoneTiming
Shortlist5–8 days
Hire1–2 weeks

If the motion is full outbound prospecting, use remote SDRs / country SDR pages instead. If they must close, use sales representatives or Morocco sales reps. Pay nothing until you hire; shortlist in 5–8 days; hire in 1–2 weeks; ~72% typical savings versus US hires.

QA in week one

Listen to five calls, check disposition codes, and confirm show rates on the meetings they book. Fix the script before you hire a second setter. 81% of Talentige placements are still on the team after 12 months when the seat is scoped clearly.

Philippines seats often cover US evenings; Mexico/Colombia cover US daytime bilingual books; Morocco covers English-French. We match market to hours on intake rather than forcing one geography.

Beyond booking meetings: If the hire must run the product demo across APAC languages, see multilingual software demo specialist.

Questions about hiring an appointment setter

What does an appointment setter do?
An appointment setter calls and messages leads to book qualified appointments on your calendar: a sales consultation, an estimate visit, a demo or a policy review. They call back inbound leads quickly, follow up with people who didn’t answer, reactivate old leads, confirm and remind, and log every call in your CRM.
What’s the difference between an appointment setter and an SDR?
Both book meetings. An appointment setter usually works leads that already raised their hand (forms, ads, call-backs, past customers) for service and consumer businesses, and is measured on booked and showed appointments. An SDR usually prospects cold B2B accounts for account executives and is measured on qualified meetings and pipeline. We recruit both; see hire a remote SDR for the B2B version.
How much does an offshore appointment setter cost?
Typical full-time pay through Talentige is $800–$1,500 a month in the Philippines, around $1,000 in Egypt (some roles $800–$900), around $1,400 in Morocco ($1,000–$2,500 by seniority), $1,300–$1,900 for SDRs in Mexico and $1,200–$2,000 elsewhere in Latin America. A US telemarketer earns a median of about $2,950 a month in wages alone, about $4,220 with benefits and payroll costs (BLS). Our fee depends on the role, and you pay nothing until you hire.
Will my appointment setter work my hours?
Yes. Your setter works your schedule, any shift, including evenings and weekends if your leads come in then. Latin American setters work US hours as a normal day; in the Philippines a US day is a night shift, and the people we place work it.
Can I hire a bilingual English-Spanish appointment setter?
Yes. We recruit bilingual setters in Mexico and across Latin America, on or near US time zones, and test both languages in a live role play. For English and French, we recruit in Morocco.
How do you test appointment setters?
Written and oral English (plus the other calling language), written and oral communication tests and a live sales role play with standard objections, scored on the same rubric we use for SDRs. You interview 3–5 finalists and choose.
How fast can I hire an appointment setter?
About 14 days is typical from intake to hire, depending on languages, hours and seniority. Every placement has a 90-day replacement guarantee.
Is the appointment setter shared with other clients?
No. Every Talentige hire works full-time for one client, in your CRM and calendar, under your sales leader. They join your team as a contractor; we handle the contract, international payment and Hubstaff time tracking.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national median hourly wages via the BLS Public Data API: telemarketers (41-9041) $17.04 (series OEUN000000000000041904108); sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services and travel (41-3091) $33.65 (series OEUN000000000000041309108). bls.gov
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – June 2026 (released September 9, 2026), private industry: total compensation $46.89 per hour worked, wages and salaries $32.82. Multiplier 46.89 ÷ 32.82 = 1.43. bls.gov
  3. Talentige placement data (as of October 2026): 1,750+ hires in total, including 500+ in Morocco, 250+ in Egypt, 500+ in the Philippines and 500+ across Latin America; typical monthly pay ranges for SDRs and appointment setters, timelines, screening rubric, holiday arrangements and payment from Talentige placements.
Is an appointment setter the same as an SDR?

Not always. Setters may work inbound or warm lists; SDRs usually own outbound prospecting too. We scope the scorecard to your motion.

How fast can I hire a setter?

Shortlist in 5–8 days; hire usually in 1–2 weeks.

Do I pay before they start?

No. Pay nothing until you hire.