Locations / Hartford, CT
Hartford, CT
Managed Filipino staff for Hartford businesses.
Trained, managed operations staff and pods for Hartford-area insurance agencies, marketing agencies and more. Monthly or hourly, working your hours.
Bookkeeping assistant, per hour. Local = May 2025 BLS median wage for the Hartford metro plus about 30% employer costs.
The Hartford market
Who does business in Hartford.
In 2024 the Hartford metro had 970 insurance agencies and brokerages, the largest of the five markets we serve. The most distinctive is insurance agencies and brokerages: they make up 1.42 times their national share of local businesses. Insurance agencies and brokerages grew fastest, up 1.9% on 2023. Advertising, PR and marketing agencies shrank 2.7%. For accounting and bookkeeping firms per resident, Hartford ranks 25th of the 50 largest US metros.
| Industry | Businesses | Per 100k residents | Change on 2023 | Concentration vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 970 | 83 | +1.9% | 1.42× |
| Advertising, PR and marketing agencies | 330 | 28 | −2.7% | 1.14× |
| Plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors | 929 | 79 | −1.2% | 1.10× |
| Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms | 584 | 50 | +1.6% | 0.87× |
| Property management and related real estate firms | 428 | 37 | +0.5% | 0.82× |
Business counts: BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages, private sector, Hartford metropolitan area. Concentration compares each industry’s share of local businesses with its share nationally (1.00× = the US average). Per-resident figures use 2025 population estimates.
What a local hire costs in Hartford
The cost of a seat in Hartford, role by role.
Hartford has the 6th highest median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks among the 50 largest US metros. Even at the top of our draft range, a managed Molave role costs about 35% less per hour than a local hire with employer costs. That’s one of the widest gaps among the 50 largest US metros. Most Hartford bookkeepers earn between $23.45 and $32.77 an hour.
| Role | Hartford median wage | With employer costs | Molave (draft) | Less, at our top rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping assistantBLS: Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks | $28.59 | $37.17 | $14–$24 | 35% |
| Marketing productionBLS: Market research analysts and marketing specialists (more senior than most production roles, so this overstates the gap) | $37.61 | $48.89 | $14–$24 | 51% |
| Customer service / CSRBLS: Customer service representatives | $23.10 | $30.03 | $10–$16 | 47% |
| Admin / operations assistantBLS: Secretaries and administrative assistants | $26.90 | $34.97 | $10–$16 | 54% |
Wages: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, median hourly wage for the Hartford metropolitan area. “With employer costs” adds about 30% for payroll taxes and benefits, rounded from BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. Molave rates are draft ranges. BLS categories are the closest match to each role, not an exact one. The Hartford metro employs 4,660 bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks and 3,080 marketing specialists and analysts, according to the BLS.
Your team works your day.
Molave staff work Hartford business hours. In Manila that’s a night shift, which is standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry and something we plan around from day one.
Nearby metros
Bookkeeping costs around Hartford.
Of these metros, Hartford pays the most for this work: $5.52 an hour more than Louisville at the median.
| Metro | Median wage | Middle 50% earn | Firms (2024) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford, CT | $28.59 | $23.45–$32.77 | 584 | +1.6% |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $23.34 | $21.15–$28.07 | 330 | −3.8% |
| Richmond, VA | $24.71 | $21.64–$29.29 | 580 | −1.9% |
| Louisville, KY | $23.07 | $18.85–$27.65 | 788 | +7.4% |
| Raleigh, NC | $24.13 | $20.89–$28.73 | 910 | +5.6% |
Industries
Who we support in Hartford.
Ordered by how concentrated each industry is in Hartford.
Trained service support that works behind your licensed producers.
970 insurance agencies and brokerages in the Hartford metro.
Explore → Marketing agenciesPlug in trained production capacity for SEO, reporting, CRM and client operations.
330 advertising, PR and marketing agencies in the Hartford metro.
In Hartford → Home servicesA remote back office that keeps calls, estimates and follow-up moving.
929 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors in the Hartford metro.
Explore → Bookkeeping & CASA trained offshore accounting operations bench, not a random VA.
584 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms in the Hartford metro.
In Hartford → Property managementA trained operations team for tenant, vendor and listing work.
428 property management and related real estate firms in the Hartford metro.
Explore →Hartford questions
Straight answers, with local numbers.
How many accounting and bookkeeping firms are in the Hartford area?
584 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms, based on 2024 BLS data, +1.6% on the year before. That’s 50 for every 100,000 residents.
What does a bookkeeper cost in Hartford?
The median wage for bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks in the Hartford metro is $28.59 an hour (May 2025), and most earn between $23.45 and $32.77. With payroll taxes and benefits, a median hire costs about $37.17 an hour. A managed Molave bookkeeping assistant costs $14–$24 an hour.
Can Molave staff work Hartford hours?
Yes. Staff work Hartford business hours. A 9am–5pm day in Hartford is 9pm–5am in Manila during US daylight saving time and 10pm–6am in winter, a night shift that’s standard in the Filipino outsourcing industry.
Book a staffing call
Start with one role in Hartford.
Tell us what’s stuck. We’ll come back with the role, the person and the price, with no upfront recruiting fee.