Locations / Sacramento, CA
Sacramento, CA
Managed Filipino staff for Sacramento businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Sacramento-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 Sacramento metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Sacramento market
Who does business in Sacramento.
In 2024 the Sacramento metro had 1,606 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 0.98 times the national share. Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms grew fastest, up 3.2% on 2023. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 4.4%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Sacramento ranks 37th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 1,228 | 50 | −0.6% | 0.98× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,606 | 65 | +2.9% | 0.80× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 1,010 | 41 | +3.2% | 0.63× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 432 | 17 | −1.6% | 0.63× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 915 | 37 | −4.4% | 0.56× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Sacramento 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 Sacramento
The cost of a seat in Sacramento, role by role.
Sacramento has the 13th 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 32% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most Sacramento bookkeepers earn between $23.22 and $30.91 an hour.
| Role | Sacramento median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $27.33 | $35.53 | $14–$24 | 32% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $37.81 | $49.15 | $14–$24 | 51% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $24.01 | $31.21 | $10–$16 | 49% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $26.45 | $34.38 | $10–$16 | 53% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Sacramento 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 Sacramento metro employs 8,680 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 4,470 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Sacramento 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 Sacramento.
Sacramento sits in the middle of its region: $4.18 an hour below San Francisco and $0.59 above Riverside–San Bernardino at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | $27.33 | $23.22–$30.91 | 1,010 | +3.2% |
| 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% |
Industries
Who we support in Sacramento.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Sacramento.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
1,228 property management and related real estate firms in the Sacramento metro.
Explore → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,606 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Sacramento metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
1,010 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Sacramento metro.
In Sacramento → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
432 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Sacramento metro.
In Sacramento → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
915 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Sacramento metro.
Explore →Sacramento questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Sacramento area?
1,010 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +3.2% on the year before. That’s 41 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Sacramento?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Sacramento metro is $27.33 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $23.22 and $30.91. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $35.53 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Sacramento hours?
Yes. Staff work Sacramento business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Sacramento 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 Sacramento.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.