Locations / Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Managed Filipino staff for Atlanta businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Atlanta-area insurance agencies, accounting firms and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Atlanta metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Atlanta market
Who does business in Atlanta.
In 2024 the Atlanta metro had 4,332 insurance agencies and brokerages, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is insurance agencies and brokerages: they make up 1.23 times their national share of local businesses. Property management and related real estate firms grew fastest, up 21.4% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Atlanta ranks 9th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 4,332 | 67 | +14.9% | 1.23× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 4,070 | 63 | +17.7% | 1.18× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 1,686 | 26 | +21.2% | 1.14× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 2,821 | 44 | +21.4% | 1.04× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 4,012 | 62 | +10.3% | 0.92× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Atlanta 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 Atlanta
The cost of a seat in Atlanta, role by role.
Atlanta has the 26th 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 25% 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 Atlanta bookkeepers earn between $21.12 and $29.69 an hour.
| Role | Atlanta median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $24.60 | $31.98 | $14–$24 | 25% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $38.00 | $49.40 | $14–$24 | 51% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $20.54 | $26.70 | $10–$16 | 40% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $21.76 | $28.29 | $10–$16 | 43% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Atlanta 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 Atlanta metro employs 22,480 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 19,920 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Atlanta 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 Atlanta.
Atlanta sits in the middle of its region: $4.71 an hour below Boston and $0.42 above Miami at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | $24.60 | $21.12–$29.69 | 4,070 | +17.7% |
| Washington, DC | $28.51 | $23.66–$32.01 | 3,018 | −1.1% |
| Miami, FL | $24.18 | $21.26–$29.02 | 6,159 | +0.6% |
| Philadelphia, PA | $25.34 | $22.24–$30.08 | 2,576 | −0.1% |
| Boston, MA | $29.31 | $24.26–$34.45 | 2,178 | −2.9% |
Industries
Who we support in Atlanta.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Atlanta.
Trained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
4,332 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Atlanta metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
4,070 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Atlanta metro.
In Atlanta → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
1,686 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Atlanta metro.
In Atlanta → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
2,821 property management and related real estate firms in the Atlanta metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
4,012 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Atlanta metro.
Explore →Atlanta questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Atlanta area?
4,070 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +17.7% on the year before. That’s 63 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Atlanta?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Atlanta metro is $24.60 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $21.12 and $29.69. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $31.98 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Atlanta hours?
Yes. Staff work Atlanta business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Atlanta 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 Atlanta.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.