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Bookkeeping and CAS firms · Denver

Offshore bookkeeping support, trained for your firm.

For Denver-area accounting firms: your senior bookkeepers shouldn’t be chasing documents, cleaning inboxes or prepping every close by hand. We train Filipino bookkeeping staff to take that load off your team, and we manage them for you.

Denver · May 2025 BLS

$27.65 an hour

Median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Denver metro, 14% above the national median of $24.36. Most earn between $23.07 and $33.11. 14,100 people work in this occupation across the metro.

The Denver market

Bookkeeping and CAS firms in Denver.

The Denver metro had 2,630 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in 2024, 85 for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 3rd of the 50 largest US metros. Firm numbers were roughly flat on 2023 (−1.9%). These firms are 1.31 times as common here as their national share, so Denver is a real hub for this work. Jobs in this occupation are 0.99 times as concentrated here as nationally.

2,630Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, 2024
−1.9%Change in firm count on 2023
1.31×Concentration vs the US average
85Firms per 100,000 residents (3rd of 50 metros)

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector. BLS doesn’t publish employment for this industry in Denver, to protect individual firms’ data.

What a local hire costs

A full-time seat in Denver.

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.

Local hire, Denver
$35.95/hr
Molave, top of range
$24/hr
$5,751Local hire per month at 160 hours, with employer costs
$2,240–3,840Molave per month at 160 hours (draft)

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Denver 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 Denver compares.

Of these metros, Denver pays the most for this work: $2.98 an hour more than Salt Lake City at the median.

MetroMedian wageMiddle 50% earnFirms (2024)Change on 2023
Denver, CO$27.65$23.07–$33.112,630−1.9%
Salt Lake City, UT$24.67$21.34–$29.701,305+7.7%
Phoenix, AZ$24.99$22.40–$29.002,995+2.8%

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks; “middle 50%” is the 25th to 75th percentile hourly wage. Firm counts: BLS QCEW, 2024.

Roles

Roles we train for Denver accounting firms.

Each role is trained on your tools and SOPs before day one. Full role descriptions →

Bookkeeping assistantAP/AR assistantPayroll supportClient document collectorTax admin assistantCleanup specialist

Workflows

Work we take off your plate.

  • Month-end close prep and checklist tracking
  • Weekly document requests and follow-up
  • Bank and credit card reconciliation prep
  • AP runs and AR collection reminders
  • Cleanup and catch-up projects
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Working your hours

Denver hours, covered.

9am–5pmYour day in Denver · Mountain Time
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11pm–7amManila during US daylight saving time. midnight–8am in winter. (UTC+8, no daylight saving.)
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Denver questions

Straight answers, with local numbers.

How many accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms are in Denver?

2,630 in 2024, according to the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, −1.9% on 2023.

What does a local hire cost Denver accounting firms?

The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Denver metro is $27.65 an hour (May 2025). Most earn between $23.07 and $33.11. With payroll taxes and benefits, a full-time median hire costs about $5,751 a month at 160 hours. A managed Molave role costs $2,240–$3,840 a month at the same hours.

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 for your Denver firm.

Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.