Locations / Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
Managed Filipino staff for Tampa businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Tampa-area property managers, accounting firms and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Tampa metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Tampa market
Who does business in Tampa.
In 2024 the Tampa metro had 2,883 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is property management and related real estate firms: they make up 1.42 times their national share of local businesses. Property management and related real estate firms grew fastest, up 7.6% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Tampa ranks 5th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 2,048 | 60 | +7.6% | 1.42× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 2,317 | 68 | +2.7% | 1.26× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 2,883 | 84 | +3.7% | 1.24× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,199 | 64 | +3.8% | 1.16× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 765 | 22 | +1.7% | 0.96× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Tampa 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 Tampa
The cost of a seat in Tampa, role by role.
Tampa has the 34th 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 23% 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 Tampa bookkeepers earn between $21.37 and $29.31 an hour.
| Role | Tampa median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $24.08 | $31.30 | $14–$24 | 23% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $36.16 | $47.01 | $14–$24 | 49% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $20.51 | $26.66 | $10–$16 | 40% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Tampa 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 Tampa metro employs 12,750 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 8,420 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Tampa 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 Tampa.
Tampa sits in the middle of its region: $0.35 an hour below Charlotte and $0.78 above Orlando at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa, FL | $24.08 | $21.37–$29.31 | 2,317 | +2.7% |
| Miami, FL | $24.18 | $21.26–$29.02 | 6,159 | +0.6% |
| Orlando, FL | $23.30 | $20.01–$28.50 | 1,677 | +2.1% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $23.97 | $21.19–$29.62 | 982 | +5.0% |
| Charlotte, NC | $24.43 | $21.13–$29.20 | 1,597 | +2.3% |
Industries
Who we support in Tampa.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Tampa.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
2,048 property management and related real estate firms in the Tampa metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
2,317 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Tampa metro.
In Tampa → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
2,883 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Tampa metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
2,199 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Tampa metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
765 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Tampa metro.
In Tampa →Tampa questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Tampa area?
2,317 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +2.7% on the year before. That’s 68 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Tampa?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Tampa metro is $24.08 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $21.37 and $29.31. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $31.30 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Tampa hours?
Yes. Staff work Tampa business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Tampa 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 Tampa.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.