Locations / Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Managed Filipino staff for Philadelphia businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Philadelphia-area home service companies, insurance agencies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Philadelphia metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Philadelphia market
Who does business in Philadelphia.
In 2024 the Philadelphia metro had 3,881 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors: they make up 1.11 times their national share of local businesses. Property management and related real estate firms grew fastest, up 1.6% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Philadelphia ranks 38th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 3,881 | 61 | +0.3% | 1.11× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,944 | 47 | −0.7% | 1.04× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 2,576 | 41 | −0.1% | 0.93× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 1,114 | 18 | +0.4% | 0.93× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 1,904 | 30 | +1.6% | 0.88× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia
The cost of a seat in Philadelphia, role by role.
Philadelphia has the 19th 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 27% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Philadelphia bookkeepers earn between $22.24 and $30.08 an hour.
| Role | Philadelphia median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $25.34 | $32.94 | $14–$24 | 27% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $38.18 | $49.63 | $14–$24 | 52% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $22.63 | $29.42 | $10–$16 | 46% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $23.49 | $30.54 | $10–$16 | 48% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia metro employs 22,660 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 17,600 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia.
Philadelphia sits in the middle of its region: $3.17 an hour below Washington and $2.62 above Pittsburgh at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | $25.34 | $22.24–$30.08 | 2,576 | −0.1% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $22.72 | $19.83–$27.80 | 945 | +1.0% |
| Miami, FL | $24.18 | $21.26–$29.02 | 6,159 | +0.6% |
| Washington, DC | $28.51 | $23.66–$32.01 | 3,018 | −1.1% |
| Atlanta, GA | $24.60 | $21.12–$29.69 | 4,070 | +17.7% |
Industries
Who we support in Philadelphia.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Philadelphia.
A remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
3,881 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Philadelphia metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
2,944 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Philadelphia metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
2,576 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Philadelphia metro.
In Philadelphia → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
1,114 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Philadelphia metro.
In Philadelphia → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
1,904 property management and related real estate firms in the Philadelphia metro.
Explore →Philadelphia questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Philadelphia area?
2,576 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −0.1% on the year before. That’s 41 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Philadelphia?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Philadelphia metro is $25.34 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $22.24 and $30.08. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $32.94 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Philadelphia hours?
Yes. Staff work Philadelphia business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Philadelphia is 9pm–5am in Manila during US daylight saving time and 10pm–6am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Philadelphia.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.