Locations / Portland, OR
Portland, OR
Managed Filipino staff for Portland businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Portland-area property managers, marketing agencies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Portland metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Portland market
Who does business in Portland.
In 2024 the Portland metro had 1,650 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is property management and related real estate firms: they make up 1.31 times their national share of local businesses. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies grew fastest, up 1.4% on 2023. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 3.1%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Portland ranks 6th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 1,614 | 63 | +0.7% | 1.31× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 820 | 32 | +1.4% | 1.21× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 1,644 | 65 | −1.1% | 1.05× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,396 | 55 | −3.1% | 0.87× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,650 | 65 | +0.7% | 0.83× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Portland 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 Portland
The cost of a seat in Portland, role by role.
Portland has the 12th 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 33% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Portland bookkeepers earn between $23.25 and $31.07 an hour.
| Role | Portland median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $27.42 | $35.65 | $14–$24 | 33% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $41.03 | $53.34 | $14–$24 | 55% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $23.39 | $30.41 | $10–$16 | 47% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $26.62 | $34.61 | $10–$16 | 54% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Portland 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 Portland metro employs 12,170 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 8,130 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Portland 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 Portland.
Portland sits in the middle of its region: $4.37 an hour below San Jose and $3.40 above Las Vegas at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | $27.42 | $23.25–$31.07 | 1,644 | −1.1% |
| Sacramento, CA | $27.33 | $23.22–$30.91 | 1,010 | +3.2% |
| Las Vegas, NV | $24.02 | $20.95–$28.76 | 1,539 | +1.9% |
| San Jose, CA | $31.79 | $28.27–$37.72 | 926 | +0.7% |
| San Diego, CA | $28.16 | $23.53–$33.72 | 1,824 | −0.7% |
Industries
Who we support in Portland.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Portland.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
1,614 property management and related real estate firms in the Portland metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
820 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Portland metro.
In Portland → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
1,644 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Portland metro.
In Portland → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,396 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Portland metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,650 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Portland metro.
Explore →Portland questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Portland area?
1,644 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −1.1% on the year before. That’s 65 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Portland?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Portland metro is $27.42 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $23.25 and $31.07. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $35.65 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Portland hours?
Yes. Staff work Portland business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Portland 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 Portland.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.