Copywriting salary

34 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for copywriting roles at senior level across the United States: 80 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $92,538 and $114,100, with a median of $100,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $85,750, senior $100,000 and lead $141,600. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 65% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 15 of the 34 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

34 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$71,669 – $107,500	$85,750	74
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$61,000 – CA$85,500	CA$75,000	9hint
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£42,563 – £62,500	£48,875	6hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$92,538 – $114,100	$100,000	80
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$87,500 – CA$99,875	CA$91,250	14
United States · country-wide	Lead	$126,125 – $161,713	$141,600	11
Remote · United States	Mid	$70,000 – $100,000	$95,000	15
Remote · United States	Senior	$84,000 – $114,250	$98,394	23
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
Boston	Senior	$95,000 – $108,125	$102,500	6hint
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	Mid	$77,000 – $90,000	$87,500	5hint
Los Angeles	Senior	$100,000 – $122,000	$102,000	21
New York	Entry	$72,000 – $95,000	$80,000	46
New York	Mid	$74,188 – $113,894	$85,750	14
New York	Senior	$95,000 – $131,150	$102,500	19
New York	Lead	$126,125 – $146,850	$134,000	7hint
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	$91,250 – $172,475	$127,500	7hint
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$59,250 – CA$85,250	CA$75,000	7hint
Toronto	Senior	CA$87,500 – CA$94,375	CA$90,000	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.

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.

by the team behind remoteroles