Locations / Houston, TX
Houston, TX
Managed Filipino staff for Houston businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Houston-area accounting firms, property managers and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Houston metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Houston market
Who does business in Houston.
In 2024 the Houston metro had 3,548 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms: they make up 1.22 times their national share of local businesses. Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors grew fastest, up 0.7% on 2023. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies shrank 4.6%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Houston ranks 35th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 3,316 | 42 | +0.5% | 1.22× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 2,364 | 30 | −0.8% | 1.10× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,984 | 38 | −3.0% | 1.07× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 3,548 | 45 | +0.7% | 1.03× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 686 | 9 | −4.6% | 0.58× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Houston 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 Houston
The cost of a seat in Houston, role by role.
Houston has the 39th 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 22% 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 Houston bookkeepers earn between $20.13 and $29.07 an hour.
| Role | Houston median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $23.78 | $30.91 | $14–$24 | 22% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $32.39 | $42.11 | $14–$24 | 43% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $19.42 | $25.25 | $10–$16 | 37% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $22.48 | $29.22 | $10–$16 | 45% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Houston 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 Houston metro employs 26,090 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 14,480 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Houston 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 Houston.
Houston sits in the middle of its region: $2.34 an hour below Austin and $0.63 above San Antonio at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $23.78 | $20.13–$29.07 | 3,316 | +0.5% |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | $24.86 | $21.73–$29.73 | 4,071 | +0.3% |
| San Antonio, TX | $23.15 | $19.69–$28.26 | 1,047 | +0.6% |
| Austin, TX | $26.12 | $21.56–$30.65 | 1,314 | +1.4% |
| Chicago, IL | $24.73 | $21.93–$29.62 | 4,000 | −2.1% |
Industries
Who we support in Houston.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Houston.
A trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
3,316 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Houston metro.
In Houston → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
2,364 property management and related real estate firms in the Houston metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
2,984 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Houston metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
3,548 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Houston metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
686 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Houston metro.
In Houston →Houston questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Houston area?
3,316 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +0.5% on the year before. That’s 42 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Houston?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Houston metro is $23.78 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $20.13 and $29.07. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $30.91 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Houston hours?
Yes. Staff work Houston business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Houston 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 Houston.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.