Locations / Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Managed Filipino staff for Denver businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Denver-area marketing agencies, accounting firms and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Denver metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Denver market
Who does business in Denver.
In 2024 the Denver metro had 2,630 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is advertising, PR and marketing agencies: they make up 1.54 times their national share of local businesses. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 5.8%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Denver ranks 3rd of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 1,337 | 43 | −2.1% | 1.54× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 2,630 | 85 | −1.9% | 1.31× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 2,049 | 66 | −4.3% | 1.30× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,545 | 82 | −5.8% | 1.24× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 2,604 | 84 | −3.9% | 1.03× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Denver 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 Denver
The cost of a seat in Denver, role by role.
Denver has the 11th 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 33% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Denver bookkeepers earn between $23.07 and $33.11 an hour.
| Role | Denver median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $27.65 | $35.95 | $14–$24 | 33% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $47.62 | $61.91 | $14–$24 | 61% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $23.36 | $30.37 | $10–$16 | 47% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $23.92 | $31.10 | $10–$16 | 49% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Denver 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 Denver metro employs 14,100 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 17,000 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Denver 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 Denver.
Of these metros, Denver pays the most for this work: $2.98 an hour more than Salt Lake City at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver, CO | $27.65 | $23.07–$33.11 | 2,630 | −1.9% |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $24.67 | $21.34–$29.70 | 1,305 | +7.7% |
| Phoenix, AZ | $24.99 | $22.40–$29.00 | 2,995 | +2.8% |
Industries
Who we support in Denver.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Denver.
Plug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
1,337 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Denver metro.
In Denver → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
2,630 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Denver metro.
In Denver → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
2,049 property management and related real estate firms in the Denver metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
2,545 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Denver metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
2,604 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Denver metro.
Explore →Denver questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Denver area?
2,630 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −1.9% on the year before. That’s 85 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Denver?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Denver metro is $27.65 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $23.07 and $33.11. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $35.95 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Denver hours?
Yes. Staff work Denver business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Denver is 11pm–7am in Manila during US daylight saving time and midnight–8am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Denver.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.