Memphis, TN / Bookkeeping & CAS

Bookkeeping and CAS firms · Memphis

Offshore bookkeeping support, trained for your firm.

For Memphis-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.

Memphis · May 2025 BLS

$23.27 an hour

Median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Memphis metro, 4% below the national median of $24.36. Most earn between $19.71 and $27.90. 6,320 people work in this occupation across the metro.

The Memphis market

Bookkeeping and CAS firms in Memphis.

The Memphis metro had 479 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in 2024, 36 for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 48th of the 50 largest US metros. Firm numbers were roughly flat on 2023 (+0.2%). Jobs in this occupation are 1.17 times as concentrated here as nationally.

479Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, 2024
+0.2%Change in firm count on 2023
0.96×Concentration vs the US average
36Firms per 100,000 residents (48th of 50 metros)

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

What a local hire costs

A full-time seat in Memphis.

Memphis has the 45th 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.

Local hire, Memphis
$30.25/hr
Molave, top of range
$24/hr
$4,840Local 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, Memphis 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 Memphis compares.

Memphis sits in the middle of its region: $1.21 an hour below Milwaukee and $0.60 above Oklahoma City at the median.

MetroMedian wageMiddle 50% earnFirms (2024)Change on 2023
Memphis, TN$23.27$19.71–$27.90479+0.2%
Nashville, TN$24.43$21.70–$29.481,242+4.7%
Birmingham, AL$22.76$18.70–$26.65626+2.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$22.67$18.81–$27.531,117+2.6%
Milwaukee, WI$24.48$22.14–$28.84591+5.0%

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 Memphis 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

Memphis hours, covered.

9am–5pmYour day in Memphis · Central Time
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10pm–6amManila during US daylight saving time. 11pm–7am in winter. (UTC+8, no daylight saving.)
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Memphis questions

Straight answers, with local numbers.

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

479 in 2024, according to the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, +0.2% on 2023.

What does a local hire cost Memphis accounting firms?

The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Memphis metro is $23.27 an hour (May 2025). Most earn between $19.71 and $27.90. With payroll taxes and benefits, a full-time median hire costs about $4,840 a month at 160 hours. A managed Molave role costs $2,240–$3,840 a month at the same hours.

Can Molave staff work Memphis hours?

Yes. Staff work Memphis business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Memphis 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 for your Memphis firm.

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