Locations / San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA
Managed Filipino staff for San Jose businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for San Jose-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 Jose metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The San Jose market
Who does business in San Jose.
In 2024 the San Jose metro had 1,127 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 1.03 times the national share. Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors grew fastest, up 2.5% on 2023. Insurance agencies and brokerages shrank 2.7%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, San Jose ranks 29th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Property management and related real estate firms | 1,063 | 54 | −0.3% | 1.03× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 926 | 47 | +0.7% | 0.71× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 1,127 | 57 | +2.5% | 0.68× |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 603 | 30 | −2.7% | 0.45× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 176 | 9 | −2.2% | 0.31× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, San Jose 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 Jose
The cost of a seat in San Jose, role by role.
San Jose has the 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 42% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s one of the widest gaps among the 50 largest US metros. Most San Jose bookkeepers earn between $28.27 and $37.72 an hour.
| Role | San Jose median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $31.79 | $41.33 | $14–$24 | 42% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $68.25 | $88.73 | $14–$24 | 73% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $29.08 | $37.80 | $10–$16 | 58% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $30.26 | $39.34 | $10–$16 | 59% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the San Jose 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 Jose metro employs 7,590 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 12,710 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work San Jose 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 Jose.
Of these metros, San Jose pays the most for this work: $5.05 an hour more than Riverside–San Bernardino at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $31.79 | $28.27–$37.72 | 926 | +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% |
| San Diego, CA | $28.16 | $23.53–$33.72 | 1,824 | −0.7% |
Industries
Who we support in San Jose.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in San Jose.
A trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
1,063 property management and related real estate firms in the San Jose metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
926 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the San Jose metro.
In San Jose → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
1,127 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the San Jose metro.
Explore → Insurance agenciesTrained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
603 insurance agencies and brokerages in the San Jose metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
176 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the San Jose metro.
In San Jose →San Jose questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the San Jose area?
926 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +0.7% on the year before. That’s 47 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in San Jose?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the San Jose metro is $31.79 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $28.27 and $37.72. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $41.33 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work San Jose hours?
Yes. Staff work San Jose business hours. A 9am–5pm day in San Jose 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 Jose.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.