Cost to hire bookkeepers: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for bookkeeper work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Georgia costs $739 a month as a contractor and Kazakhstan $869. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $6,032 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | $690 | $739 | $683 | $1,492 | |
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Kazakhstan | $820 | $869 | – | $1,553 | simplified regime closed |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «43 Numerical and Material Recording Clerks», GEL 1,783.6 ($688)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the profession «Бухгалтер (средней квалификации)», KZT 364,446 ($819)2.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Regimes that may not fit bookkeepers
- Kazakhstan: the simplified declaration is closed to accounting.
- Armenia: the micro-business system likely excludes accounting in Yerevan.
Bookkeepers hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $4,223 | $6,032 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $3,643 | $4,194 |
| Canada1110 | $3,475 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $4,658 | $5,213 |
With 1,373,680 US jobs, bookkeepers sit in the larger half of the 17 occupations we price.
US pay for bookkeepers spreads wider than for most roles: $36,000 at the 10th percentile, $74,550 at the 90th, 2.1 times apart.
State gaps for bookkeepers are narrower than average: the top median (District of Columbia) is 1.52 times the bottom (Mississippi).
Industry matters less than usual: the best-paid large industry for bookkeepers (utilities) pays 19% over the national median.
No single sector dominates: the largest employer of US bookkeepers, professional, scientific, and technical services, holds only 15%.
UK pay for bookkeepers is 86% of the US median, above the usual ratio.
UK pay for bookkeepers rose 3.5% in the year to April 2026, slower than for most roles.
In Canada the range for bookkeepers runs from C$24.04 an hour (Nova Scotia) to C$43.00 (Nunavut).
UK regions for bookkeepers: highest London (£39,852) and South East England (£33,362), lowest East Midlands (£29,980), full-time medians a year.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Accounting clerks and bookkeepers» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 205,160 | $51,880 |
| Construction | 116,680 | $54,890 |
| Retail Trade | 103,330 | $45,830 |
| Wholesale Trade | 100,750 | $50,660 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Georgia contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,000 | $3,000 | 5.8× |
| 25th | $43,520 | $3,627 | 7.0× |
| Median | $50,670 | $4,223 | 8.2× |
| 75th | $61,470 | $5,123 | 9.9× |
| 90th | $74,550 | $6,213 | 12.0× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 43-3031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 4122 | Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 12200 | Accounting technicians and bookkeepers |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 5512 | Bookkeepers |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 4311 | unit group in «Numerical and Material Recording Clerks» |
Questions
How much does it cost to hire a bookkeeper remotely?
$739–$919 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,492–$1,589 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $6,032.
Which country is cheapest to hire a bookkeeper from?
Of the countries with an official bookkeeper figure, Georgia ($739 a month as a contractor) against Kazakhstan ($869); the others have no pay by occupation to compare.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
14 sources, with links
- Geostat: average monthly nominal earnings of employees by occupation (ISCO-08), 2021 and 2025, xlsx: geostat.ge
- Бюро национальной статистики РК: распределение заработной платы работников по основным профессиям и должностям (2026), форма 2-Т, апрель 2026, xlsx: stat.gov.kz
- Armstat, average monthly nominal wage, August 2026: armstat.am
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: lv.ukrstat.gov.ua
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-3031: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
- ONS, ASHE Table 14 (occupation), 2026 provisional: ons.gov.uk
- GOV.UK, rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027: gov.uk
- GOV.UK, workplace pensions: what you, your employer and the government pay: gov.uk
- ECB euro reference rates, 2026-11-03: ecb.europa.eu
- ESDC Job Bank, wages by occupation and economic region, 2025 release: open.canada.ca
- ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025, data cubes 11, 12 and 13: abs.gov.au
- ATO, super guarantee rates: ato.gov.au
- BLS OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.