- Annual mean wage for a qualified bookkeeper in New Mexico is: $36,000 per year,

    or $18.00 per hour. (NM  Department of Workforce Solutions' data).

- Approximate payroll taxes: 10%

- Over head cost per hour: $5.00

- Typical efficiency, productive hours VS hours paid: 60% - if you're lucky!

- Hourly rate plus payroll tax = 19.8/Hr

- Including overhead = 24.8/Hr

- Adjusted for efficiency = 41.33/Hr

A Bookkeeper On Your Payroll?

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The real cost of a qualified bookkeeper, on your payroll, is $41.33 per productive hour, plus management time, turnover disruption and recruitment costs!

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