Locations / Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA
Managed Filipino staff for Richmond businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Richmond-area property managers, home service companies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Richmond metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Richmond market
Who does business in Richmond.
In 2024 the Richmond metro had 900 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, 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 1.09 times the national share. Property management and related real estate firms grew fastest, up 1.0% on 2023. Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors shrank 3.7%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Richmond ranks 36th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 581 | 42 | +1.0% | 1.09× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 900 | 65 | −3.7% | 1.05× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 718 | 52 | −3.6% | 1.03× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 278 | 20 | +0.4% | 0.95× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 580 | 42 | −1.9% | 0.85× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Richmond 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 Richmond
The cost of a seat in Richmond, role by role.
Richmond has the 24th 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 25% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Richmond bookkeepers earn between $21.64 and $29.29 an hour.
| Role | Richmond median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $24.71 | $32.12 | $14–$24 | 25% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $39.26 | $51.04 | $14–$24 | 53% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $20.51 | $26.66 | $10–$16 | 40% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $23.00 | $29.90 | $10–$16 | 46% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Richmond 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 Richmond metro employs 4,890 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 4,550 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Richmond 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 Richmond.
Of these metros, Richmond pays the most for this work: $1.64 an hour more than Louisville at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | $24.71 | $21.64–$29.29 | 580 | −1.9% |
| Virginia Beach–Norfolk, VA | $23.41 | $19.87–$28.19 | 687 | +1.2% |
| Louisville, KY | $23.07 | $18.85–$27.65 | 788 | +7.4% |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $23.34 | $21.15–$28.07 | 330 | −3.8% |
| Raleigh, NC | $24.13 | $20.89–$28.73 | 910 | +5.6% |
Industries
Who we support in Richmond.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Richmond.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
581 property management and related real estate firms in the Richmond metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
900 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Richmond metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
718 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Richmond metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
278 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Richmond metro.
In Richmond → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
580 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Richmond metro.
In Richmond →Richmond questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Richmond area?
580 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −1.9% on the year before. That’s 42 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Richmond?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Richmond metro is $24.71 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $21.64 and $29.29. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $32.12 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Richmond hours?
Yes. Staff work Richmond business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Richmond 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 Richmond.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.