Locations / Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Managed Filipino staff for Pittsburgh businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Pittsburgh-area home service companies, insurance agencies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Pittsburgh metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Pittsburgh market
Who does business in Pittsburgh.
In 2024 the Pittsburgh metro had 1,443 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors: they make up 1.12 times their national share of local businesses. Insurance agencies and brokerages grew fastest, up 3.9% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Pittsburgh ranks 41st of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,443 | 60 | +3.5% | 1.12× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,135 | 47 | +3.9% | 1.09× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 945 | 39 | +1.0% | 0.93× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 638 | 26 | +3.6% | 0.80× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 300 | 12 | +0.3% | 0.68× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh
The cost of a seat in Pittsburgh, role by role.
Pittsburgh has the 49th 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 19% 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 Pittsburgh bookkeepers earn between $19.83 and $27.80 an hour.
| Role | Pittsburgh median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $22.72 | $29.54 | $14–$24 | 19% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $30.38 | $39.49 | $14–$24 | 39% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $20.57 | $26.74 | $10–$16 | 40% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $21.90 | $28.47 | $10–$16 | 44% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh metro employs 9,250 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 4,940 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh.
Of these metros, Pittsburgh pays the least for this work, $2.62 an hour below Philadelphia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | $22.72 | $19.83–$27.80 | 945 | +1.0% |
| Philadelphia, PA | $25.34 | $22.24–$30.08 | 2,576 | −0.1% |
| Cincinnati, OH | $23.84 | $21.27–$28.91 | 1,069 | +2.1% |
| Columbus, OH | $24.60 | $22.00–$28.76 | 964 | +2.3% |
| Indianapolis, IN | $23.44 | $20.29–$28.68 | 884 | +5.2% |
Industries
Who we support in Pittsburgh.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Pittsburgh.
A remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,443 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Pittsburgh metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,135 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Pittsburgh metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
945 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Pittsburgh metro.
In Pittsburgh → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
638 property management and related real estate firms in the Pittsburgh metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
300 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Pittsburgh metro.
In Pittsburgh →Pittsburgh questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Pittsburgh area?
945 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +1.0% on the year before. That’s 39 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Pittsburgh?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Pittsburgh metro is $22.72 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $19.83 and $27.80. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $29.54 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Pittsburgh hours?
Yes. Staff work Pittsburgh business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.