Locations / Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Managed Filipino staff for Milwaukee businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Milwaukee-area insurance agencies, property managers and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Milwaukee metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Milwaukee market
Who does business in Milwaukee.
In 2024 the Milwaukee metro had 884 insurance agencies and brokerages, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is insurance agencies and brokerages: they make up 1.10 times their national share of local businesses. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies grew fastest, up 11.5% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Milwaukee ranks 44th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 884 | 56 | +0.1% | 1.10× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 566 | 36 | +5.0% | 0.92× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 858 | 54 | +3.7% | 0.86× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 261 | 17 | +11.5% | 0.77× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 591 | 38 | +5.0% | 0.75× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Milwaukee metropolitan area. Concentration compares each industry’s share of local businesses with its share nationally (1.00× = the US average). Per-resident figures use 2025 population estimates.
What a local hire costs in Milwaukee
The cost of a seat in Milwaukee, role by role.
Milwaukee has the 29th highest median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks among the 50 largest US metros. Even at the top of our draft range, a managed Molave role costs about 25% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. The gap is narrower here than in coastal metros, so the case rests as much on training, management and cover as on price. Most Milwaukee bookkeepers earn between $22.14 and $28.84 an hour.
| Role | Milwaukee median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $24.48 | $31.82 | $14–$24 | 25% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $35.52 | $46.18 | $14–$24 | 48% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $23.00 | $29.90 | $10–$16 | 46% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $23.31 | $30.30 | $10–$16 | 47% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Milwaukee metropolitan area. “With employer costs” adds about 30% for payroll taxes and benefits, rounded from BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. Molave rates are draft ranges. BLS categories are the closest match to each role, not an exact one. The Milwaukee metro employs 6,750 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 4,610 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Milwaukee business hours. In Manila that’s a night shift, which is standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry and something we plan around from day one.
Nearby metros
Bookkeeping costs around Milwaukee.
Of these metros, Milwaukee pays the most for this work: $1.81 an hour more than Oklahoma City at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee, WI | $24.48 | $22.14–$28.84 | 591 | +5.0% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $22.67 | $18.81–$27.53 | 1,117 | +2.6% |
| Memphis, TN | $23.27 | $19.71–$27.90 | 479 | +0.2% |
| Birmingham, AL | $22.76 | $18.70–$26.65 | 626 | +2.0% |
| Nashville, TN | $24.43 | $21.70–$29.48 | 1,242 | +4.7% |
Industries
Who we support in Milwaukee.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Milwaukee.
Trained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
884 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Milwaukee metro.
Explore → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
566 property management and related real estate firms in the Milwaukee metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
858 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Milwaukee metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
261 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Milwaukee metro.
In Milwaukee → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
591 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Milwaukee metro.
In Milwaukee →Milwaukee questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Milwaukee area?
591 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +5.0% on the year before. That’s 38 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Milwaukee?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Milwaukee metro is $24.48 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $22.14 and $28.84. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $31.82 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Milwaukee hours?
Yes. Staff work Milwaukee business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Milwaukee is 10pm–6am in Manila during US daylight saving time and 11pm–7am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Milwaukee.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.