Locations / Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Managed Filipino staff for Los Angeles businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Los Angeles-area property managers, accounting firms and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Los Angeles metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Los Angeles market
Who does business in Los Angeles.
In 2024 the Los Angeles metro had 8,838 property management and related real estate firms, the largest of the five markets we serve. None of the five stands far above the national mix; the most concentrated is property management and related real estate firms, at 1.01 times the national share. Property management and related real estate firms grew fastest, up 2.3% on 2023. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 2.4%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Los Angeles ranks 8th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 8,838 | 69 | +2.3% | 1.01× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 8,192 | 64 | 0.0% | 0.74× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 3,513 | 27 | −2.0% | 0.73× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 7,826 | 61 | +1.9% | 0.56× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 5,828 | 45 | −2.4% | 0.51× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles
The cost of a seat in Los Angeles, role by role.
Los Angeles has the 8th 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 34% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Los Angeles bookkeepers earn between $23.09 and $32.55 an hour.
| Role | Los Angeles median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $28.17 | $36.62 | $14–$24 | 34% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $39.90 | $51.87 | $14–$24 | 54% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $23.48 | $30.52 | $10–$16 | 48% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $25.75 | $33.48 | $10–$16 | 52% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles metro employs 53,910 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 39,390 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles.
Los Angeles sits in the middle of its region: $3.34 an hour below San Francisco and $1.43 above Riverside–San Bernardino at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $28.17 | $23.09–$32.55 | 8,192 | 0.0% |
| Riverside–San Bernardino, CA | $26.74 | $22.72–$30.69 | 1,465 | +1.0% |
| San Francisco, CA | $31.51 | $27.65–$37.72 | 2,207 | −1.4% |
| San Diego, CA | $28.16 | $23.53–$33.72 | 1,824 | −0.7% |
| Sacramento, CA | $27.33 | $23.22–$30.91 | 1,010 | +3.2% |
Industries
Who we support in Los Angeles.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Los Angeles.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
8,838 property management and related real estate firms in the Los Angeles metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
8,192 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Los Angeles metro.
In Los Angeles → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
3,513 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Los Angeles metro.
In Los Angeles → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
7,826 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Los Angeles metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
5,828 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Los Angeles metro.
Explore →Los Angeles questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Los Angeles area?
8,192 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, 0.0% on the year before. That’s 64 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Los Angeles?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Los Angeles metro is $28.17 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $23.09 and $32.55. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $36.62 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Los Angeles hours?
Yes. Staff work Los Angeles business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Los Angeles is midnight–8am in Manila during US daylight saving time and 1am–9am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Los Angeles.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.