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Marketing agencies · San Antonio
A trained offshore production pod for your agency.
For San Antonio-area marketing agencies: your strategists and account managers shouldn’t be buried in uploads, reports and CRM cleanup. We train Filipino production staff around your workflow and manage their output.
San Antonio · May 2025 BLS
$31.71 an hour
Median wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists in the San Antonio metro, 16% below the national median of $37.87. Most earn between $23.97 and $45.69. 4,140 people work in this occupation across the metro.
Marketing agencies in San Antonio.
The San Antonio metro had 224 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in 2024, 8 for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 48th of the 50 largest US metros. The number of firms fell 3.0% on 2023, which often means consolidation: fewer firms, each carrying more work per person. They’re less common here than nationally (0.58 times the national share). Jobs in this occupation are 0.64 times as concentrated here as nationally.
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector. BLS doesn’t publish employment for this industry in San Antonio, to protect individual firms’ data.
A full-time seat in San Antonio.
San Antonio has the 42nd highest median wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists among the 50 largest US metros. Even at the top of our draft range, a managed Molave role costs about 42% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s one of the widest gaps among the 50 largest US metros. Marketing specialists are more senior than most production roles, so treat this as the top end of what local production staff cost.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, San Antonio metropolitan area. Employer costs of about 30% rounded from BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. Both monthly figures use 160 hours. Molave figures are draft ranges.
Nearby metros
How San Antonio compares.
Of these metros, San Antonio pays the least for this work, $6.98 an hour below Austin at the median. Local hiring is cheaper here, so the case for Molave rests more on training, management and cover.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio, TX | $31.71 | $23.97–$45.69 | 224 | −3.0% |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | $36.17 | $28.48–$49.27 | 1,334 | −4.7% |
| Houston, TX | $32.39 | $23.00–$44.75 | 686 | −4.6% |
| Austin, TX | $38.69 | $29.12–$50.14 | 825 | −5.1% |
| St. Louis, MO | $35.64 | $24.55–$47.90 | 424 | −1.2% |
Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, market research analysts and marketing specialists; “middle 50%” is the 25th to 75th percentile hourly wage. Firm counts: BLS QCEW, 2024.
Roles we train for San Antonio marketing agencies.
Each role is trained on your tools and SOPs before day one. Full role descriptions →
Workflows
Work we take off your plate.
- Weekly SEO task lists across client accounts
- Monthly client reporting
- Content formatting and publishing
- Google Business Profile upkeep
- CRM cleanup and pipeline follow-up
Working your hours
San Antonio hours, covered.
San Antonio questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many advertising, PR and marketing agencies are in San Antonio?
224 in 2024, according to the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, −3.0% on 2023.
What does a local hire cost San Antonio marketing agencies?
The median wage for market research analysts and marketing specialists in the San Antonio metro is $31.71 an hour (May 2025). Most earn between $23.97 and $45.69. With payroll taxes and benefits, a full-time median hire costs about $6,596 a month at 160 hours. A managed Molave role costs $2,240–$3,840 a month at the same hours.
Can Molave staff work San Antonio hours?
Yes. Staff work San Antonio business hours. A 9am–5pm day in San Antonio 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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