Source: https://deftridge.com/jobs/bookkeeper/california/ Title: Part-time Bookkeeper jobs in California | Deftridge Summary: 64 part-time Bookkeeper tasks in California, from $32 to $65 an hour. Typical rate $45 an hour; median market wage $32. Rate shown up front. CA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Part-time Bookkeeper jobs in California 64 open Bookkeeper tasks are listed for California, from $32 to $65 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Bookkeeper here is **$45 an hour**, built from a market median wage of $32.42. At five hours a week that is about **$980 a month**. **$45/hr** typical rate, senior level **$32.42/hr** market median wage **$32–$65** range of open task rates **64** open tasks tied to California or remote in United States ## Open Bookkeeper tasks in California Tasks located in California plus remote tasks open to everyone in United States. [See all 64](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=bookkeeper&place=california) Regular Posted Nov 3 ### [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-fontana-dt-6614364/) Specialist · Bookkeeper Series A cybersecurity software company for finance teams · 51–200 employees **$39–$43** / hour About $530 a month at 3 h a week - 2–4 h a week - Hybrid · Fontana - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-fontana-dt-6614364/) Bundle Posted Nov 2 ### [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-san-francisco-dt-7166551/) Specialist · Bookkeeper Government IT contractor serving health agencies · 501–1,000 employees **$43–$53** / hour About $580–$1,440 a month - 12–30 h a month - Hybrid · San Francisco - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-san-francisco-dt-7166551/) Regular Posted Oct 30 ### [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-livermore-dt-2416660/) Senior · Bookkeeper Online travel company in short-term rentals · 201–500 employees **$43–$51** / hour About $710 a month at 4 h a week - 2–5 h a week - Hybrid · Livermore - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role - 4 interested [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-livermore-dt-2416660/) One-off Posted Nov 2 ### [QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-3149824/) Senior · Bookkeeper Online travel company in short-term rentals · 201–500 employees **$36–$44** / hour About $160–$400 in total - about 7 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts within 2 weeks [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-3149824/) Regular Posted Nov 2 ### [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-7369499/) Specialist · Bookkeeper Boutique advisory firm · 51–200 employees **$36–$43** / hour About $510 a month at 3 h a week - 2–4 h a week - Remote · United States - Starts next week - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-7369499/) Regular Posted Oct 30 ### [Weekly Transaction Coding · E-commerce](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-8312365/) Specialist · Bookkeeper Online marketplace for beauty · 1,001–5,000 employees **$32–$42** / hour About $480 a month at 3 h a week - 2–4 h a week - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-8312365/) Regular Posted Oct 29 ### [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-sacramento-dt-2894430/) Specialist · Bookkeeper Healthcare services group for primary care · 1,001–5,000 employees **$37–$48** / hour About $550 a month at 3 h a week - 2–4 h a week - Hybrid · Sacramento - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - 3 interested [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-sacramento-dt-2894430/) Bundle Posted Oct 29 ### [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-san-jose-dt-9374465/) Senior · Bookkeeper Regional bank serving farmers and food producers · 501–1,000 employees **$53–$63** / hour About $700–$1,740 a month - 12–30 h a month - Hybrid · San Jose - Starts within 7 days - Top 25% for the role - 9 interested [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-san-jose-dt-9374465/) Bundle Posted Nov 3 ### [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-3062733/) Specialist · Bookkeeper Brand and creative agency for travel brands · 51–200 employees **$33–$39** / hour About $430–$1,080 a month - 12–30 h a month - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-3062733/) ### All 64 open Bookkeeper tasks for California Newest first, with the hourly range and where the work is done. - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-fontana-dt-6614364/)$39-$43/hr · hybrid in Fontana - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-san-francisco-dt-7166551/)$43-$53/hr · hybrid in San Francisco - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-livermore-dt-2416660/)$43-$51/hr · hybrid in Livermore - [QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-3149824/)$36-$44/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-7369499/)$36-$43/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-8312365/)$32-$42/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-sacramento-dt-2894430/)$37-$48/hr · hybrid in Sacramento - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-san-jose-dt-9374465/)$53-$63/hr · hybrid in San Jose - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-3062733/)$33-$39/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-9316140/)$34-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-2935036/)$33-$42/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-4521432/)$33-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-california-dt-5466841/)$32-$38/hr · remote in California - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-6045251/)$32-$39/hr · remote in the US - [QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-7733121/)$38-$44/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-8287851/)$32-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-4835151/)$32-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-5261350/)$34-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-8699667/)$33-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-2014141/)$33-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-9275534/)$32-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-7239259/)$33-$39/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-8283599/)$33-$39/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-2086849/)$32-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-2200163/)$34-$39/hr · remote in the US - [QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-4403866/)$37-$44/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-los-angeles-dt-5891290/)$38-$44/hr · on site in Los Angeles - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-california-dt-7923354/)$33-$41/hr · remote in California - [QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-9410778/)$39-$45/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-san-diego-dt-2343870/)$38-$44/hr · hybrid in San Diego - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-8489924/)$34-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-1643724/)$34-$39/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-2493579/)$33-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-4238106/)$33-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-4470654/)$33-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-3749330/)$34-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-7086173/)$34-$38/hr · remote in the US - [QuickBooks Clean-Up and Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/quickbooks-clean-up-and-setup-united-states-dt-2470733/)$39-$44/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-6016444/)$32-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-7083630/)$32-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-1722352/)$32-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-2092728/)$32-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-3857558/)$32-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching (Expensify)](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-5330640/)$32-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-2715955/)$32-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching (Expensify)](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-3786518/)$34-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-3092251/)$33-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-4238065/)$33-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-6676859/)$32-$39/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-san-diego-dt-6801972/)$38-$44/hr · hybrid in San Diego - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-6921247/)$33-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-san-francisco-dt-3644397/)$50-$65/hr · hybrid in San Francisco - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-california-dt-5055777/)$34-$41/hr · remote in California - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online)](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-united-states-dt-1999676/)$32-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-5721278/)$32-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-san-francisco-dt-6603235/)$41-$50/hr · hybrid in San Francisco - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-7086966/)$33-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-2507046/)$32-$41/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-united-states-dt-6951640/)$34-$39/hr · remote in the US - [Weekly Transaction Coding](https://deftridge.com/job/weekly-transaction-coding-riverside-dt-8105917/)$39-$43/hr · hybrid in Riverside - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-5510660/)$33-$40/hr · remote in the US - [Catch-Up Bookkeeping](https://deftridge.com/job/catch-up-bookkeeping-los-angeles-dt-7183272/)$48-$59/hr · on site in Los Angeles - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-8104126/)$33-$38/hr · remote in the US - [Receipt and Expense Matching](https://deftridge.com/job/receipt-and-expense-matching-united-states-dt-2524642/)$33-$40/hr · remote in the US ## What Bookkeeper pays in California Employee wage percentiles for the role. Contractors on Deftridge earn more than the median because they carry their own costs. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $22.57 | $490 | $46,900 | | 25th | $26.68 | $580 | $55,500 | | Median | $32.42 | $700 | $67,400 | | 75th | $37.99 | $820 | $79,000 | | 90th | $45.53 | $990 | $94,700 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026 with a wage index and calibrated on posted pay. [Method](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ### Deftridge rate by level | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | $40 | $870 | | Senior | $45 | $980 | ### Against the United States rate The typical rate in California is $45 an hour against $35 nationally: **+29%**. Tasks that are remote pay the national rate for the company's location, so a remote task can pay more than a local one. [All Bookkeeper rates by country](https://deftridge.com/jobs/bookkeeper/) ## Working on the side in California What to check before you take a task next to a full-time job. Orientation only; none of it is legal or tax advice. Before you start - Read the outside-work and conflict-of-interest clauses in your employment contract. - Check for a non-compete or a duty to disclose side income to your employer. - As a contractor you are usually responsible for your own income tax and social contributions; a local accountant can size the amounts. Your recruiter walks through these points with you before you accept a task. 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