Locations / Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Managed Filipino staff for Seattle businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Seattle-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 Seattle metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Seattle market
Who does business in Seattle.
In 2024 the Seattle metro had 2,314 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 1.10 times their national share of local businesses. Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms grew fastest, up 6.7% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Seattle ranks 23rd of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 2,095 | 50 | +6.7% | 1.10× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 1,562 | 38 | −1.7% | 1.05× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 2,314 | 56 | +5.8% | 0.96× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 718 | 17 | +0.6% | 0.87× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,558 | 37 | +0.7% | 0.80× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Seattle 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 Seattle
The cost of a seat in Seattle, role by role.
Seattle has the 5th 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 36% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s one of the widest gaps among the 50 largest US metros. Most Seattle bookkeepers earn between $24.75 and $33.64 an hour.
| Role | Seattle median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $29.07 | $37.79 | $14–$24 | 36% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $49.12 | $63.86 | $14–$24 | 62% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $25.75 | $33.48 | $10–$16 | 52% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $28.96 | $37.65 | $10–$16 | 58% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Seattle 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 Seattle metro employs 17,860 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 18,030 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Seattle 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 Seattle.
Seattle sits in the middle of its region: $2.44 an hour below San Francisco and $2.33 above Riverside–San Bernardino at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $29.07 | $24.75–$33.64 | 2,095 | +6.7% |
| San Francisco, CA | $31.51 | $27.65–$37.72 | 2,207 | −1.4% |
| Riverside–San Bernardino, CA | $26.74 | $22.72–$30.69 | 1,465 | +1.0% |
| San Diego, CA | $28.16 | $23.53–$33.72 | 1,824 | −0.7% |
| Portland, OR | $27.42 | $23.25–$31.07 | 1,644 | −1.1% |
Industries
Who we support in Seattle.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Seattle.
A trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
2,095 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Seattle metro.
In Seattle → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
1,562 property management and related real estate firms in the Seattle metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
2,314 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Seattle metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
718 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Seattle metro.
In Seattle → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,558 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Seattle metro.
Explore →Seattle questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Seattle area?
2,095 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +6.7% on the year before. That’s 50 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Seattle?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Seattle metro is $29.07 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $24.75 and $33.64. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $37.79 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Seattle hours?
Yes. Staff work Seattle business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Seattle is midnight–8am in Manila during US daylight saving time and 1am–9am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Seattle.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.