Copywriting salary
31 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Sep 24, 2026
These figures come from 235 copywriting postings where the employer stated pay, covering 13 cities. The single best-evidenced figure is New York at entry-level, where 46 postings put the middle half between $72,000 and $95,000, with a median of $80,000.
Pay rises with seniority. Typical figures run entry-level around $80,000, mid-level around $107,000 and senior around $114,000. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 44% more.
Location moves the number too. Of the 3 cities with enough disclosures to rank, Chicago pays most at around $92,000 and New York least at around $85,000, a gap of roughly 9%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 9 of the 19 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
31 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $72,500 – $110,775 | $88,750 | 60 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$59,250 – CA$80,000 | CA$70,000 | 7hint |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Mid | £42,750 – £65,000 | £55,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $94,284 – $116,625 | $101,738 | 56 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$87,500 – CA$101,500 | CA$92,500 | 13 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $130,750 – $172,575 | $152,100 | 7hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $73,000 – $101,625 | $95,000 | 11 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $95,480 – $146,975 | $108,100 | 16 |
| Atlanta | Senior | $101,000 – $122,000 | $112,000 | 6hint |
| Austin | Senior | $101,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 7hint |
| Boston | Entry | $67,000 – $80,000 | $72,000 | 14 |
| Chicago | Entry | $62,000 – $80,000 | $74,000 | 22 |
| Chicago | Senior | $98,000 – $124,000 | $121,000 | 14 |
| Dallas | Senior | $108,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 6hint |
| Kansas City | Senior | $117,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 8hint |
| London | Entry | £37,000 – £48,000 | £43,000 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | Entry | $72,000 – $90,000 | $80,000 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | Senior | $100,000 – $122,000 | $102,000 | 21 |
| New York | Entry | $72,000 – $95,000 | $80,000 | 46 |
| New York | Mid | $73,875 – $109,631 | $85,750 | 12 |
| New York | Senior | $95,000 – $109,125 | $102,500 | 12 |
| Philadelphia | Senior | $100,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 5hint |
| Phoenix | Senior | $100,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 5hint |
| Salt Lake City | Senior | $106,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 6hint |
| San Francisco | Entry | $70,000 – $119,000 | $96,000 | 12 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $99,375 – $173,713 | $148,750 | 6hint |
| San Francisco | Senior | $126,000 – $165,000 | $135,000 | 5hint |
| Seattle | Senior | $87,000 – $122,000 | $107,000 | 11 |
| Toronto | Entry | CA$68,000 – CA$86,000 | CA$72,000 | 15 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$58,375 – CA$82,500 | CA$68,000 | 6hint |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$87,500 – CA$95,000 | CA$90,000 | 9hint |
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.
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.
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Open copywriting roles · 99 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $72,000–$130,000scale $40,000–$190,000
Copywriter CourtAvenue · Los Angeles New $65,001–$80,000 1d ago 
Senior Copywriter Finn Partners · Remote · Worldwide New $80,000–$100,000 1d ago 
Senior Associate, Copywriter (Contract 12 months) Capital One · Toronto New CA$94,800–CA$108,200 2d ago Senior Copywriter, Global Brand Creative Levi Strauss & Co · HQ-Office, San Francisco, CA, USA New $92,300–$135,300 2d ago Copywriter Sju · Philadelphia New $60,000–$66,732 2d ago 
Copywriter Mattel · El Segundo $72,000–$90,000 6d ago Director, Creative Copywriting - HOKA Deckers · Remote · US $154,700–$208,800 7d ago 
Copywriter, Developer Anthropic · San Francisco $200,000–$255,000 8d ago 
Associate Creative Director - Copywriter walkersands · Remote · US $84,000–$93,000 8d ago Senior Copywriter walkersands · Remote · US $72,500–$75,000 8d ago 
Bilingual Copywriter (French) DEPT® · Toronto CA$50,000–CA$65,000 9d ago French Bilingual Copywriter DEPT® · Montreal CA$50,000–CA$65,000 9d ago 
Sr Enablement Copywriter Columbiabank · 2 Locations $90,000–$115,000 10d ago 
Junior Copywriter-Bilingual GTB · San Francisco $35,000–$75,000 10d ago 
Copywriter, Reddit Jerry.ai · Remote · US $80,000–$120,000 10d ago Comedian + Copywriter Jerry.ai · Remote · US $80,000–$120,000 10d ago Social Copywriter SALT XC · Toronto CA$57,000–CA$65,000 10d ago 
Copywriter monks · New York $85,000–$90,000 10d ago Copywriter Kettle · San Francisco $80,000–$100,000 13d ago Senior Copywriter Kettle · San Francisco $110,000–$150,000 13d ago Senior Copywriter Movers+Shakers · Los Angeles $95,000–$105,000 13d ago Associate Creative Director, Senior Copywriter, Integrated Campaigns Creative Salesforce · 4 Locations $143,400–$216,900 13d ago 
Senior Writer / Editor ICF · Reston $61,232–$104,094 2w ago Marketing Copywriter Synnex (Hyvecareers) · Fremont $93,000–$115,800 2w ago Copywriter Tapestry · New York $72,000–$77,500 2w ago Copywriter stashinvest · New York $110,000–$130,000 2w ago 
Assistant Director / Senior Writer ACLU - National Office · New York $142,694 2w ago 
Altra: Senior Copywriter VF Corporation · USCA > USA > Colorado > Denver HQ - VFC $83,808–$104,760 2w ago Altra: Senior Copywriter Vfc (Altra Careers) · USCA > USA > Colorado > Denver HQ - VFC $83,808–$104,760 2w ago 
Senior Copywriter, Member Activation Lantern · Dallas $95,000–$130,000 3w ago Copywriter - First Aid Beauty P&G · New York Office $95,200–$119,000 3w ago 
Associate Creative Director / Senior Copywriter - Health & Wellness Burson · New York $75,000–$180,000 3w ago 
Copywriter DealMaker · New York $80,000 3w ago 
Content Copywriter - Ecommerce & Amazon - Onsite San Diego Luminize · San Diego $50,000–$60,000 3w ago 
Senior Copywriter Avalere Health · Remote · US $90,000–$100,000 3w ago 
Senior Copywriter M Booth · New York $80,000–$110,000 3w ago Copywriter BRUNT Workwear · Wilmington $70,000–$80,000 3w ago Temporary Sr Copywriter monks · Vancouver CA$90,000–CA$100,000 3w ago Copywriter ICF · Reston $61,232–$104,094 4w ago 
Art Director and Senior Copywriter (On-site, NYC) MATTE PROJECTS · New York $100,000–$120,000 4w ago 
Writer Perplexity · San Francisco $150,000–$190,000 4w ago 
Junior Copywriter Klick · Toronto CA$50,000–CA$60,000 4w ago 
Copywriter Vuori, Inc · Carlsbad $71,000–$90,000 4w ago 
Copywriter, Creative Studio roku · Santa Monica $103,700–$116,700 4w ago Senior Copywriter (Pharma) thechempetitivegroupllc · United States $80,000–$100,000 4w ago Sr Copywriter - TEMP monks · Toronto CA$85,000–CA$100,000 4w ago Policy Staff Writer (Remote) Ballotpedia · Remote · US $42,500–$44,000 4w ago 
Sr. Copywriter NOBULL · Boston $85,000–$120,000 4w ago 
Senior Copywriter Resident · Remote · US $90,000–$115,000 4w ago Senior Writer, Medical Communications Acumetis · Toronto CA$80,000–CA$110,000 4w ago Senior Copywriter - HCP / DTC McKinney · New York $90,000–$115,000 4w ago Senior Copywriter Klick · Toronto CA$80,000–CA$95,000 5w ago 
Staff Writer Pinkston · Falls Church $60,000–$65,000 5w ago Manager, Lifecycle Copywriter Visa · San Francisco $134,600–$215,300 5w ago 
Senior Copywriter Phantom · Remote · US $140,000–$188,000 5w ago Senior Copywriter - TEMP monks · Canada CA$90,000–CA$100,000 5w ago Events Team Staff Writer (Remote) Ballotpedia · Remote · US $42,500–$44,000 5w ago 
Copywriter Poshmark · Redwood City $98,113–$145,944 6w ago 
Copywriter Superpower · San Francisco $125,000–$130,000 6w ago 
Senior Copywriter (Pharmaceutical Experience Required) EVERSANA · Remote · US $78,280–$113,000 6w ago 60 of 362 open roles. All copywriting jobs
