Bevel HR runs the people function for Dayton companies with 10–75 employees, compliance, onboarding, payroll, and employee relations, so founders can get back to the business. Senior HR and people & culture support, starting at $1,800/month.
We work with aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and research across Dayton and the surrounding metro. If you have 10–75 employees and HR keeps landing on the founder or ops lead, that's exactly who Bevel HR is built for.
Ohio follows federal wage law with an inflation-adjusted minimum wage and specific final-pay rules. For Dayton's defense and research employers, federal-contractor obligations plus classification of contract and technical staff are the compliance work that matters most. If you're also hiring remotely across state lines, the complexity compounds fast. We track state-specific requirements for every client so you're never blindsided by a rule you didn't know applied. See our multi-state hiring support.
Dayton's aerospace, defense, and research employers mix salaried staff with contract and technical roles, which is exactly where classification and federal-contractor compliance get away from a founder.
Across aerospace and defense, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and research, Dayton employers reach the same inflection point: too many people for ad-hoc HR, too few for a full department.
On the compliance side, Ohio follows federal wage law with an inflation-adjusted minimum wage and specific final-pay and wage-statement rules, staying moderate on mandates. Dayton's defense and research employers add federal-contractor obligations, and classification of technical and contract staff is a recurring question. We keep that handled in the background so it never becomes the thing that blindsides you.
Dayton's economy is anchored by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the largest single-site employers in the country, plus a deep aerospace and defense-research cluster, advanced manufacturing with an aviation heritage, and a large healthcare sector. The defense-research presence gives it a technical, contractor-heavy profile.
A Dayton company touching defense or federal research work satisfies federal-contractor rules plus Ohio's wage basics, with classification of contract and technical staff the recurring exposure. We keep it clean. See our HR compliance work.
Monthly retainers that flex with your company. Minimum 3-month engagement, cancel anytime after. Fully remote, we can start the same week you sign. Full pricing & comparison →
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