Accountant salary in Hartford-West Hartford, CT

Pay in Hartford-West Hartford against Connecticut and the US

The middle half of accountants in Hartford-West Hartford earns $78,050–$115,390. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $134,970, only 2.1 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $37,340 wide, against $45,650 across Connecticut and $42,790 nationally: employers in Hartford-West Hartford pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $19,450 a year in pay and about $25,097 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $17,890 in pay. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the 25th percentile and the median in Hartford-West Hartford, and the Connecticut statewide median of $97,550 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Hartford-West Hartford

At the $95,940 median, a local hire costs about $123,794 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $27,854 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Hartford-West Hartford

Of the 17 roles we track in Hartford-West Hartford, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($105,720); recruiters come next at $82,920.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #3 of the 17 roles we track in Hartford-West Hartford (+14.7%), between bookkeepers (+17.4%) and office managers (+13.3%). The typical role here is at +7.1%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in Hartford-West Hartford than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 10.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Hartford-West Hartford, 9.3% across Connecticut and 9.1% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Connecticut

Across the 6 areas of Connecticut with data for this job, the median runs from $82,530 in Norwich-New London to $102,020 in Bridgeport-Stamford, a gap of $19,490 a year. No other area in Connecticut has as many accountants, and 4 of the other 5 pay less.

Hartford-West Hartford against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Hartford-West Hartford is #43 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Connecticut, Barnstable Town and San Diego-Chula Vista pay just above Hartford-West Hartford and Vallejo and Providence-Warwick just below. All four are within $920 a year of the median in Hartford-West Hartford. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, none pays as much.

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