How valuable is your time as a business owner? $30/hr? $60/hr? $100/hr? According to ZipRecruiter, in 2026 the average small business owner's time is worth about $61.53 an hour. Keep in mind, that is an average so you may sit differently on this spectrum. But even $30 an hour is really valuable time.
Depending on the size and scale of your business, you could be spending at least 5-10 hours per week doing tasks like bookkeeping and payroll. For the average small business owner, that'd be $307.65 to $615.30 worth of time spent on these tasks. Even on the lower end, if you were valued at just $30 per hour that's still $150 to $300 of time in one week alone. That means in a month, you could be spending somewhere between $600 and $2,461.20 per month worth of time on your bookkeeping and payroll tasks.
Time, as a business owner, is by far your most valuable asset. The more time you have to do tasks that make money (ex. additional jobs if you're in a service industry, or building your business through networking) the faster your business will grow. Bookkeeping and payroll services like Atomic Bookkeeping take over this significant time responsibility for you, and for a rate much better than what's calculated above.
A lot of small business owners also end up doing a lot of these financial tasks after business hours. This in turn worsens your work/life balance, a value we hold quite high and you should too. Having a 3rd party bookkeeper/payroll administrator like us can absolutely help create a better work/life balance for you.
If you're ready to start taking charge of your valuable time as a business owner, and wish to better your work/life balance for the long haul, contact us today for your personalized bookkeeping and payroll solutions.