Pricing
Transparent pricing. No quote required.
Most offshore staffing firms hide their rates. We publish ours. A dedicated, full-time bookkeeper from the Philippines is $8.50/hour with 5+ years of experience and $10.75/hour with 10+ years — and here's exactly what that covers, and how it compares to a local hire with the math shown.
Experienced · 5+ years
$8.50/hour
A dedicated bookkeeper with 5+ years of accounting experience. Full-time, 40 hours/week, on your time zone or the hours you request.
That's about $1,473/month full-time.
Senior · 10+ years
$10.75/hour
A dedicated senior bookkeeper with 10+ years of accounting experience. Full-time, 40 hours/week, on your time zone or the hours you request.
That's about $1,863/month full-time.
Rates by role
| Role | Rate · 5+ yrs | Rate · 10+ yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Offshore Bookkeeper | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Senior Offshore Bookkeeper | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Accounts Payable Clerk | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Accounts Receivable Clerk | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Payroll Specialist | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| QuickBooks Specialist | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Xero Specialist | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Staff Accountant | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Catch-Up Bookkeeper | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Full-Charge Bookkeeper | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Remote Bookkeeper | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Bookkeeping Manager | $10.75/hr | $10.75/hr |
| Reconciliation Specialist | $8.50/hr | $10.75/hr |
What's included at this rate
- Recruitment and vetting of your bookkeeper
- The bookkeeper's full-time hours (40 hrs/week)
- Employment, payroll, and statutory benefits in the Philippines
- Health coverage for your bookkeeper
- Standard onboarding and a 30-60-90 plan
- A dedicated account manager
What's not included
- —A placement fee — we don't charge one
- —A long-term contract — engagements are month-to-month
- —Software subscriptions — you use your existing QuickBooks, Xero, Bill.com, etc.
- —Approval or payment authority — that stays with your team
The honest comparison
What a local U.S. bookkeeper actually costs — line by line
The $8.50/hr lands in context when you see what a local hire really costs. Here's the fully-loaded breakdown, itemized — not one blended number — with sources so it holds up if a prospect fact-checks it.
Fully-loaded hourly cost. Local figures: BLS bookkeeping median wage + employer taxes, KFF single-coverage premium, and standard overhead. Offshore is the published flat rate. See the pricing page for the full math.
Local U.S. hire (fully loaded)
- Base U.S. bookkeeper wage$40.00/hr
BLS, experienced bookkeeping/audit clerks
- Payroll taxes (employer FICA, FUTA, SUTA)$4.00/hr
~9–11% of wages (BLS employer cost data)
- Workers' compensation$0.80/hr
~1–3% of wages (NCCI office class)
- Health insurance (single coverage)$4.50/hr
KFF employer premium survey, /2,000 hrs
- Other benefits (PTO, 401k, sick leave)$2.60/hr
~5–8% of wages (BLS benefit data)
- Office, equipment, software$4.50/hr
Prorated overhead estimate
- Fully-loaded U.S. cost (range)$55–63/hr
Presented as a range — see the math above
Ultimate Bookkeeper
$8.50/hr at 5+ years, $10.75/hr at 10+ years. Flat — employment, benefits, and overhead included.
The difference
$46–54/hr
saved per hour, per bookkeeper
That's roughly $95,000–112,000 in annual savings per dedicated bookkeeper at the 5+ year rate — and the work quality is the same, because the difference is employment cost structure, not skill.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (employer cost per hour worked); KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey (single-coverage premium). Figures are presented as a range because the real fully-loaded cost depends on your benefits, location, and overhead — a single hardcoded number reads as marketing. Use the calculator below to plug in your own assumptions.
Cost calculator
Run your own numbers
Every firm's fully-loaded local cost is a little different. Adjust the wage and the burden multiplier to match your reality.
Cost comparison calculator
Adjust the local wage you'd pay and the burden multiplier to see your fully-loaded local cost versus a dedicated offshore bookkeeper.
1.5× is the default (payroll taxes, workers' comp, health insurance, benefits, overhead). Tune it to match your firm's actual benefits.
Fully-loaded breakdown (per hour)
- Base wage$40
- Payroll taxes (employer FICA, FUTA, SUTA)$4
- Workers' compensation$1
- Health insurance (single coverage)$5
- Other benefits (PTO, 401k, sick leave)$3
- Office, equipment, software$5
- Fully-loaded local cost$56/hr
Burden components sourced from BLS employer cost data and KFF employer health premium survey. Presented as a range on our pricing page.
Your savings
Side-by-side, full-time (40 hrs/week).
Local hire (fully loaded)
$56/hr
$9,768/month
Ultimate Bookkeeper
$8.50/hr
$1,472/month
$99,632
per dedicated bookkeeper, per year
Pricing that holds up to a fact-check
Book a free consultation. We'll scope the right role and confirm the rate — no surprises, no hidden fees.