Locations / Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Managed Filipino staff for Oklahoma City businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Oklahoma City-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 Oklahoma City metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Oklahoma City market
Who does business in Oklahoma City.
In 2024 the Oklahoma City metro had 1,328 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is insurance agencies and brokerages: they make up 1.67 times their national share of local businesses. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies grew fastest, up 4.1% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Oklahoma City ranks 4th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,287 | 85 | +2.0% | 1.67× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 1,117 | 74 | +2.6% | 1.48× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,328 | 88 | +1.1% | 1.40× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 385 | 25 | +4.1% | 1.18× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 699 | 46 | +0.4% | 1.18× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City
The cost of a seat in Oklahoma City, role by role.
Oklahoma City has the 50th 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 19% 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 Oklahoma City bookkeepers earn between $18.81 and $27.53 an hour.
| Role | Oklahoma City median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $22.67 | $29.47 | $14–$24 | 19% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $30.37 | $39.48 | $14–$24 | 39% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $18.91 | $24.58 | $10–$16 | 35% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $20.12 | $26.16 | $10–$16 | 39% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City metro employs 6,470 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 3,130 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City.
Of these metros, Oklahoma City pays the least for this work, $1.81 an hour below Milwaukee at the median. Local hiring is cheaper here, so the case for Molave rests more on training, management and cover.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | $22.67 | $18.81–$27.53 | 1,117 | +2.6% |
| Milwaukee, WI | $24.48 | $22.14–$28.84 | 591 | +5.0% |
| Memphis, TN | $23.27 | $19.71–$27.90 | 479 | +0.2% |
| Birmingham, AL | $22.76 | $18.70–$26.65 | 626 | +2.0% |
| Nashville, TN | $24.43 | $21.70–$29.48 | 1,242 | +4.7% |
Industries
Who we support in Oklahoma City.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Oklahoma City.
Trained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,287 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Oklahoma City metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
1,117 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Oklahoma City metro.
In Oklahoma City → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,328 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Oklahoma City metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
385 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Oklahoma City metro.
In Oklahoma City → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
699 property management and related real estate firms in the Oklahoma City metro.
Explore →Oklahoma City questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Oklahoma City area?
1,117 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +2.6% on the year before. That’s 74 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Oklahoma City?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Oklahoma City metro is $22.67 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $18.81 and $27.53. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $29.47 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Oklahoma City hours?
Yes. Staff work Oklahoma City business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Oklahoma City 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 in Oklahoma City.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.