Grand Rapids, MI / Bookkeeping & CAS
Bookkeeping and CAS firms · Grand Rapids
Offshore bookkeeping support, trained for your firm.
For Grand Rapids-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.
Grand Rapids · May 2025 BLS
$23.34 an hour
Median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Grand Rapids metro, 4% below the national median of $24.36. Most earn between $21.15 and $28.07. 5,070 people work in this occupation across the metro.
Bookkeeping and CAS firms in Grand Rapids.
The Grand Rapids metro had 330 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in 2024, 28 for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 50th of the 50 largest US metros. The number of firms fell 3.8% on 2023, which often means consolidation: fewer firms, each carrying more work per person. They’re less common here than nationally (0.77 times the national share). Together they employ 3,668 people at an average of $1,791 a week. Jobs in this occupation are 0.96 times as concentrated here as nationally.
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector.
A full-time seat in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids has the 43rd 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 21% 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.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids compares.
Grand Rapids sits in the middle of its region: $5.25 an hour below Hartford and $0.27 above Louisville at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids, MI | $23.34 | $21.15–$28.07 | 330 | −3.8% |
| Detroit, MI | $24.75 | $21.50–$29.01 | 1,758 | −8.3% |
| Hartford, CT | $28.59 | $23.45–$32.77 | 584 | +1.6% |
| Richmond, VA | $24.71 | $21.64–$29.29 | 580 | −1.9% |
| Louisville, KY | $23.07 | $18.85–$27.65 | 788 | +7.4% |
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 we train for Grand Rapids accounting firms.
Each role is trained on your tools and SOPs before day one. Full role descriptions →
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
Working your hours
Grand Rapids hours, covered.
Grand Rapids questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms are in Grand Rapids?
330 in 2024, according to the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, −3.8% on 2023.
What does a local hire cost Grand Rapids accounting firms?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Grand Rapids metro is $23.34 an hour (May 2025). Most earn between $21.15 and $28.07. With payroll taxes and benefits, a full-time median hire costs about $4,855 a month at 160 hours. A managed Molave role costs $2,240–$3,840 a month at the same hours.
Can Molave staff work Grand Rapids hours?
Yes. Staff work Grand Rapids business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Grand Rapids 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 for your Grand Rapids firm.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.