Locations / St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Managed Filipino staff for St. Louis businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for St. Louis-area insurance agencies, home service companies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the St. Louis metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The St. Louis market
Who does business in St. Louis.
In 2024 the St. Louis metro had 1,645 insurance agencies and brokerages, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is insurance agencies and brokerages: they make up 1.10 times their national share of local businesses. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 3.2%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, St. Louis ranks 46th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,645 | 58 | −3.2% | 1.10× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,432 | 51 | −1.0% | 0.78× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 838 | 30 | −1.5% | 0.73× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 1,046 | 37 | −1.9% | 0.72× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 424 | 15 | −1.2% | 0.67× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, St. Louis 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 St. Louis
The cost of a seat in St. Louis, role by role.
St. Louis has the 35th 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 St. Louis bookkeepers earn between $21.81 and $29.14 an hour.
| Role | St. Louis median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $24.03 | $31.24 | $14–$24 | 23% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $35.64 | $46.33 | $14–$24 | 48% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $22.02 | $28.63 | $10–$16 | 44% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $22.21 | $28.87 | $10–$16 | 45% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the St. Louis 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 St. Louis metro employs 9,950 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 6,980 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work St. Louis 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 St. Louis.
St. Louis sits in the middle of its region: $2.09 an hour below Austin and $0.88 above San Antonio at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO | $24.03 | $21.81–$29.14 | 1,046 | −1.9% |
| Kansas City, MO | $24.49 | $21.91–$28.90 | 1,250 | +3.2% |
| 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% |
| Nashville, TN | $24.43 | $21.70–$29.48 | 1,242 | +4.7% |
Industries
Who we support in St. Louis.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in St. Louis.
Trained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,645 insurance agencies and brokerages in the St. Louis metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,432 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the St. Louis metro.
Explore → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
838 property management and related real estate firms in the St. Louis metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
1,046 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the St. Louis metro.
In St. Louis → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
424 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the St. Louis metro.
In St. Louis →St. Louis questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the St. Louis area?
1,046 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −1.9% on the year before. That’s 37 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in St. Louis?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the St. Louis metro is $24.03 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $21.81 and $29.14. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $31.24 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work St. Louis hours?
Yes. Staff work St. Louis business hours. A 9am–5pm day in St. Louis 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.
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Start with one role in St. Louis.
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