Locations / Austin, TX
Austin, TX
Managed Filipino staff for Austin businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Austin-area marketing agencies, property managers and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Austin metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Austin market
Who does business in Austin.
In 2024 the Austin metro had 1,606 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is advertising, PR and marketing agencies: they make up 1.62 times their national share of local businesses. Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors grew fastest, up 2.2% on 2023. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies shrank 5.1%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Austin ranks 24th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 825 | 31 | −5.1% | 1.62× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 1,364 | 52 | +0.4% | 1.47× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 1,314 | 50 | +1.4% | 1.12× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,606 | 61 | +2.2% | 1.08× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,122 | 43 | +0.5% | 0.93× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Austin 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 Austin
The cost of a seat in Austin, role by role.
Austin has the 16th 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 29% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Austin bookkeepers earn between $21.56 and $30.65 an hour.
| Role | Austin median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $26.12 | $33.96 | $14–$24 | 29% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $38.69 | $50.30 | $14–$24 | 52% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $21.02 | $27.33 | $10–$16 | 41% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $23.30 | $30.29 | $10–$16 | 47% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Austin 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 Austin metro employs 11,900 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 8,270 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Austin 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 Austin.
Of these metros, Austin pays the most for this work: $2.97 an hour more than San Antonio at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | $26.12 | $21.56–$30.65 | 1,314 | +1.4% |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | $24.86 | $21.73–$29.73 | 4,071 | +0.3% |
| Houston, TX | $23.78 | $20.13–$29.07 | 3,316 | +0.5% |
| San Antonio, TX | $23.15 | $19.69–$28.26 | 1,047 | +0.6% |
| St. Louis, MO | $24.03 | $21.81–$29.14 | 1,046 | −1.9% |
Industries
Who we support in Austin.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Austin.
Plug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
825 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Austin metro.
In Austin → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
1,364 property management and related real estate firms in the Austin metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
1,314 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Austin metro.
In Austin → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,606 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Austin metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,122 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Austin metro.
Explore →Austin questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Austin area?
1,314 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +1.4% on the year before. That’s 50 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Austin?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Austin metro is $26.12 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $21.56 and $30.65. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $33.96 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Austin hours?
Yes. Staff work Austin business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Austin 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.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Austin.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.