Locations / Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Managed Filipino staff for Raleigh businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Raleigh-area marketing agencies, home service companies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Raleigh metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Raleigh market
Who does business in Raleigh.
In 2024 the Raleigh metro had 1,353 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is advertising, PR and marketing agencies: they make up 1.72 times their national share of local businesses. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies grew fastest, up 8.9% on 2023. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Raleigh ranks 11th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 662 | 41 | +8.9% | 1.72× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,353 | 85 | −1.7% | 1.21× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 747 | 47 | +3.9% | 1.07× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 910 | 57 | +5.6% | 1.02× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 919 | 58 | +0.7% | 1.01× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Raleigh 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 Raleigh
The cost of a seat in Raleigh, role by role.
Raleigh has the 33rd 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 23% 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 Raleigh bookkeepers earn between $20.89 and $28.73 an hour.
| Role | Raleigh median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $24.13 | $31.37 | $14–$24 | 23% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $37.97 | $49.36 | $14–$24 | 51% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $20.15 | $26.20 | $10–$16 | 39% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $23.32 | $30.32 | $10–$16 | 47% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Raleigh 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 Raleigh metro employs 7,550 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 6,470 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Raleigh 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 Raleigh.
Raleigh sits in the middle of its region: $2.14 an hour below Providence and $1.06 above Louisville at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh, NC | $24.13 | $20.89–$28.73 | 910 | +5.6% |
| Charlotte, NC | $24.43 | $21.13–$29.20 | 1,597 | +2.3% |
| Providence, RI | $26.27 | $22.42–$30.36 | 938 | +5.0% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $23.97 | $21.19–$29.62 | 982 | +5.0% |
| Louisville, KY | $23.07 | $18.85–$27.65 | 788 | +7.4% |
Industries
Who we support in Raleigh.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Raleigh.
Plug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
662 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Raleigh metro.
In Raleigh → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,353 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Raleigh metro.
Explore → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
747 property management and related real estate firms in the Raleigh metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
910 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Raleigh metro.
In Raleigh → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
919 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Raleigh metro.
Explore →Raleigh questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Raleigh area?
910 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +5.6% on the year before. That’s 57 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Raleigh?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Raleigh metro is $24.13 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $20.89 and $28.73. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $31.37 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Raleigh hours?
Yes. Staff work Raleigh business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Raleigh 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 Raleigh.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.