Locations / Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
Managed Filipino staff for Grand Rapids businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Grand Rapids-area insurance agencies, home service companies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Grand Rapids metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Grand Rapids market
Who does business in Grand Rapids.
In 2024 the Grand Rapids metro had 604 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is insurance agencies and brokerages: they make up 1.27 times their national share of local businesses. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies shrank 10.0%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Grand Rapids ranks 50th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 555 | 47 | −6.7% | 1.27× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 604 | 51 | −0.3% | 1.12× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 344 | 29 | −6.3% | 1.02× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 330 | 28 | −3.8% | 0.77× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 135 | 11 | −10.0% | 0.73× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids
The cost of a seat in Grand Rapids, role by role.
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. Most Grand Rapids bookkeepers earn between $21.15 and $28.07 an hour.
| Role | Grand Rapids median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $23.34 | $30.34 | $14–$24 | 21% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $31.19 | $40.55 | $14–$24 | 41% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $21.63 | $28.12 | $10–$16 | 43% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $21.85 | $28.41 | $10–$16 | 44% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids metro employs 5,070 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 2,980 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids.
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% |
Industries
Who we support in Grand Rapids.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Grand Rapids.
Trained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
555 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Grand Rapids metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
604 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Grand Rapids metro.
Explore → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
344 property management and related real estate firms in the Grand Rapids metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
330 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Grand Rapids metro.
In Grand Rapids → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
135 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Grand Rapids metro.
In Grand Rapids →Grand Rapids questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Grand Rapids area?
330 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −3.8% on the year before. That’s 28 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Grand Rapids?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Grand Rapids metro is $23.34 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $21.15 and $28.07. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $30.34 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
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 in Grand Rapids.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.