Statistics
Bookkeeping assistant salary statistics — offshore vs US (2026)
What bookkeeping assistants earn across the five countries we track, derived from the sourced research behind our salary guides — same data, one role, aggregated. Checked July 2026.
FIGURES CHECKED JULY 2026 · EVERY NUMBER LABELED: LISTED / REPORTED / SELF-REPORTED / ESTIMATE / MEASURED / LAW · HOW TO READ THE LABELS
The headline numbers
$600–$1,000/mo
The Philippine monthly band for a full-time bookkeeping assistant — the baseline every other country adjusts from.
derived Rolemote salary bands, compiled from sourced advertised ranges
$3,000–$4,200/mo
The comparable US hire for the same role — the number the offshore band is saving against.
derived Compiled US advertised ranges (see /costs/overseas-salaries)
~78%
Saving versus the US mid-point when hiring in the Philippines — before any agency fee.
derived Computed from the two bands above
$1,800–$4,200
What a standard 25–35% first-year-salary recruiting fee works out to on this band. Our flat fee is $1,995 regardless of salary, due only at introductions.
derived Provider pricing pages; arithmetic shown
By country
Each band is the Philippine baseline scaled by a stated country factor — the same arithmetic as our salary guides, so you can check it.
| Country | Factor | Monthly band |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ×1 | $600–$1,000 |
| Colombia | ×1.25 | $750–$1,250 |
| Mexico | ×1.3 | $800–$1,300 |
| South Africa | ×1.15 | $700–$1,150 |
| Argentina | ×1.1 | $650–$1,100 |
What drives the rate
Transaction categorisation, receipt chasing, invoice entry and reconciliation support under a senior bookkeeper or accountant. What separates a strong hire from an adequate one: Accuracy under volume and asking rather than guessing when a transaction is ambiguous. AI-durability of the role: low — the most AI-exposed tier; hire for the judgment layer, not the volume work. High exposure — this is the tier automation reaches first. Worth hiring only if the volume is genuinely there today.
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Rolemote, "Bookkeeping assistant salary statistics — offshore vs US (2026)" (checked July 2026). https://rolemote.com/statistics/bookkeeping-assistant-salary-statistics
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