Content Creation salary

61 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026

These figures come from 530 content creation postings where the employer stated pay, covering 21 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at entry-level, where 88 postings put the middle half between $74,000 and $109,000, with a median of $85,000.

Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $87,000, mid-level around $107,000, senior around $130,000 and lead around $150,000. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 72% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 6 cities with enough disclosures to rank, San Jose pays most at around $144,000 and Washington least at around $82,000, a gap of roughly 76%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 24 of the 42 US-dollar ranges rest on fewer than 10 postings, so treat those as a hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column tells you which.

Every measured range

61 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$75,000 – $117,375	$91,451	218
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$62,750 – CA$96,375	CA$84,625	38
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£37,500 – £64,752	£45,500	13
United States · country-wide	Senior	$100,080 – $166,497	$129,000	77
United States · country-wide	Lead	$107,500 – $199,927	$127,500	7hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$74,869 – $119,738	$95,000	48
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$56,750 – CA$115,225	CA$99,950	7hint
Remote · United States	Senior	$94,688 – $158,625	$108,750	20
Amsterdam	Entry	€39,000 – €50,000	€39,000	7hint
Atlanta	Entry	$65,000 – $112,000	$94,000	9hint
Atlanta	Mid	$62,000 – $152,000	$90,000	5hint
Austin	Entry	$70,000 – $118,000	$79,000	8hint
Austin	Mid	$75,000 – $150,000	$110,000	13
Berlin	Entry	€31,000 – €52,000	€52,000	5hint
Berlin	Mid	€46,000 – €53,000	€50,000	9hint
Boston	Entry	$55,000 – $98,000	$77,000	7hint
Boston	Mid	$77,000 – $128,000	$104,000	14
Boston	Senior	$63,000 – $104,000	$85,000	17
Boston	Lead	$106,000 – $195,000	$131,000	10
Chicago	Entry	$81,000 – $106,000	$90,000	18
Chicago	Mid	$75,625 – $106,668	$78,750	6hint
Dallas	Entry	$70,000 – $98,000	$92,000	9hint
Denver	Entry	$48,000 – $75,000	$63,000	8hint
Denver	Mid	$53,000 – $136,000	$90,000	5hint
El Segundo	Senior	$109,000 – $131,000	$109,000	7hint
Hamburg	Entry	€34,000 – €45,000	€40,000	10
Irvine	Entry	$50,000 – $80,000	$80,000	5hint
Irvine	Mid	$83,000 – $106,000	$85,000	5hint
London	Entry	£39,000 – £50,000	£46,000	19
London	Mid	£42,500 – £69,621	£45,500	7hint
London	Senior	£69,000 – £125,000	£80,000	10
Los Angeles	Entry	$72,000 – $92,000	$78,000	33
Los Angeles	Mid	$76,500 – $97,500	$81,000	9hint
Los Angeles	Senior	$128,000 – $212,000	$178,000	10
Mclean	Entry	$129,000 – $144,000	$139,000	8hint
Mclean	Senior	$91,000 – $109,000	$93,000	7hint
Minneapolis	Mid	$75,000 – $111,000	$108,000	9hint
New York	Entry	$74,000 – $109,000	$85,000	88
New York	Mid	$76,429 – $115,750	$98,125	31
New York	Senior	$135,750 – $191,250	$175,000	16
New York	Lead	$160,000 – $162,000	$162,000	15
Orlando	Entry	$58,000 – $72,000	$58,000	9hint
Paris	Entry	€17,000 – €26,000	€18,000	7hint
Philadelphia	Entry	$36,000 – $83,000	$53,000	6hint
Pittsburgh	Mid	$92,000 – $109,000	$109,000	6hint
Redmond	Senior	$155,000 – $177,000	$166,000	6hint
San Diego	Entry	$71,000 – $91,000	$75,000	11
San Diego	Mid	$70,000 – $85,000	$76,000	9hint
San Francisco	Entry	$86,000 – $148,000	$120,000	19
San Francisco	Mid	$105,000 – $150,000	$145,000	9hint
San Francisco	Senior	$140,000 – $225,000	$141,000	5hint
San Jose	Entry	$83,000 – $112,000	$112,000	13
San Jose	Mid	$137,000 – $168,000	$164,000	21
Seattle	Entry	$79,000 – $123,000	$93,000	10
Seattle	Mid	$82,000 – $112,500	$90,000	5hint
Toronto	Entry	CA$60,000 – CA$85,000	CA$62,000	26
Toronto	Mid	CA$70,250 – CA$90,800	CA$84,000	16
Washington	Entry	$63,000 – $103,000	$76,000	12
Washington	Mid	$68,600 – $90,975	$69,700	7hint
Washington	Senior	$74,000 – $136,000	$97,000	10

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Top 60 of 61 ranges by sample size.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.