Locations / San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Managed Filipino staff for San Diego businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for San Diego-area property managers, accounting firms and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the San Diego metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The San Diego market
Who does business in San Diego.
In 2024 the San Diego metro had 2,297 property management and related real estate firms, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is property management and related real estate firms: they make up 1.43 times their national share of local businesses. Property management and related real estate firms grew fastest, up 2.6% on 2023. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 2.6%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, San Diego ranks 15th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 2,297 | 70 | +2.6% | 1.43× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 1,824 | 56 | −0.7% | 0.89× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 2,205 | 67 | +1.7% | 0.85× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 620 | 19 | −1.6% | 0.70× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 1,315 | 40 | −2.6% | 0.63× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, San Diego 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 San Diego
The cost of a seat in San Diego, role by role.
San Diego has the 9th 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 34% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s a meaningful saving, even before counting recruiting and turnover. Most San Diego bookkeepers earn between $23.53 and $33.72 an hour.
| Role | San Diego median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $28.16 | $36.61 | $14–$24 | 34% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $38.19 | $49.65 | $14–$24 | 52% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $23.43 | $30.46 | $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 San Diego 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 San Diego metro employs 12,830 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work San Diego 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 San Diego.
San Diego sits in the middle of its region: $3.35 an hour below San Francisco and $1.42 above Riverside–San Bernardino at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | $28.16 | $23.53–$33.72 | 1,824 | −0.7% |
| 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% |
| Sacramento, CA | $27.33 | $23.22–$30.91 | 1,010 | +3.2% |
Industries
Who we support in San Diego.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in San Diego.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
2,297 property management and related real estate firms in the San Diego metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
1,824 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the San Diego metro.
In San Diego → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
2,205 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the San Diego metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
620 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the San Diego metro.
In San Diego → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
1,315 insurance agencies and brokerages in the San Diego metro.
Explore →San Diego questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the San Diego area?
1,824 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, −0.7% on the year before. That’s 56 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in San Diego?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the San Diego metro is $28.16 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $23.53 and $33.72. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $36.61 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work San Diego hours?
Yes. Staff work San Diego business hours. A 9am–5pm day in San Diego 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 San Diego.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.