Content Strategy salary
16 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 26, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for content strategy roles at mid level across the United States: 62 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $81,250 and $147,500, with a median of $110,563.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $110,563, senior $125,050 and lead $182,500. Moving from mid-level to lead is worth roughly 65% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 9 of the 16 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
16 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $81,250 – $147,500 | $110,563 | 62 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$104,600 – CA$110,000 | CA$106,000 | 5hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $103,425 – $155,800 | $125,050 | 43 |
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $150,000 – $218,000 | $182,500 | 53 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$142,500 – CA$155,000 | CA$152,500 | 7hint |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $77,527 – $107,938 | $85,000 | 15 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $111,250 – $153,250 | $128,500 | 7hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $153,125 – $214,744 | $189,550 | 8hint |
| Chicago | Senior | $115,000 – $191,000 | $129,000 | 5hint |
| New York | Entry | $113,000 – $126,000 | $119,000 | 27 |
| New York | Mid | $87,500 – $157,625 | $117,500 | 12 |
| New York | Senior | $98,750 – $165,799 | $113,750 | 10 |
| New York | Lead | $135,000 – $215,000 | $163,000 | 9hint |
| San Francisco | Entry | $170,000 – $200,000 | $175,000 | 5hint |
| San Francisco | Lead | $225,000 – $235,500 | $235,000 | 5hint |
| Washington | Mid | $78,775 – $134,150 | $80,000 | 5hint |
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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Content Strategist Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) · Remote · US New $80,000–$90,000 1d ago 
Senior Manager, Content Strategy & Copywriting Western Union · Atlanta New $117,000–$156,000 1d ago 
Content Strategist Procore · Austin New $225,000 2d ago 
Podcast Content Strategist Gartner · Stamford $79,000–$109,000 6d ago 
Director of Content & Sponsorship Strategy Informa Group Plc. · Orlando $95,000–$110,000 6d ago 
Senior Content Strategist Material · New York $75,000–$100,000 6d ago Director, Content Strategy Advisor · Scottsdale $120,000–$150,000 8d ago 
Content Strategist (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $75,000–$95,000 9d ago Manager, Marketing Planning And Strategy - Content Strategy Manager Walmart · (USA) VIZIO LOS ANGELES CA Los Angeles Home Office $96,000–$186,000 9d ago 
Director, Product Management, Content Strategy & AI Readiness Wolters Kluwer · Remote · US $151,700–$270,950 9d ago 
Director of Content Asu · Campus: Downtown Phoenix $95,000–$110,000 13d ago 
Senior Content Strategist Legora AB · New York $159,000–$188,000 13d ago 
Head of Content & Supply NewsBreak · Mountain View $180,000–$240,000 13d ago Senior Content Strategist and Writer TransUnion · Chicago $100,100–$150,000 13d ago 
Paid Content Strategy Director 1000heads · Los Angeles $90,000–$115,000 2w ago AI Content Strategist Asu · Off-Campus: Scottsdale $71,500–$88,000 2w ago 
Private Wealth Marketing - Investment Content Strategist, Associate Blackstone · Miami $125,000–$175,000 2w ago 
Director of Content Mimecast · Lexington $156,000–$234,000 2w ago 
Sr. Content Strategist Abbott · Madison $78,000–$156,000 2w ago 
Content Strategy & Distribution Manager - Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Learfield · Colorado Springs $60,000–$70,000 2w ago Head of Content - Managing Director Blueowl · New York $275,000–$300,000 3w ago 
Director of Content and Communications Happyrobot Inc. · San Francisco $220,000–$285,000 3w ago 
Head of Content Hercules · San Francisco $150,000–$300,000 3w ago 
Manager, Content Strategy, Health & Fitness Eevd · New York $73,000–$85,000 3w ago 
Senior Brand Content Strategist & Copywriter - San Francisco Plaud · San Francisco $140,000–$200,000 4w ago 
Content Strategist, Product Figma · San Francisco $153,000–$221,000 4w ago 
Director, Content Strategy Ripple · New York $196,000–$240,000 4w ago 
Director, Enterprise Content Strategy & Newsrooms Cigna Group · Bloomfield $152,300–$253,800 4w ago 
Senior Manager, Sales Content Strategy, Ads Marketing DoorDash USA · New York $159,800–$235,000 4w ago 
Content Strategist Overland AI · Seattle $110,000–$130,000 4w ago 
Director, Content Strategy Prosek Partners · New York $125,000–$145,000 4w ago Digital Content Strategist Ah · ADVENTHEALTH $60,756–$113,006 5w ago 
Manager, Content Strategy & Insights Pimco · New York $120,000–$130,000 5w ago 
Content Strategist Sr SCAN · Long Beach Office 3800 $92,400–$132,110 5w ago Integrated Content Strategist - Pediatric Nutrition, Internal Agency - Columbus, OH Abbott · Columbus $99,300–$198,700 5w ago 
Coordinator, Content Strategy & Library Management Lionsgate Entertainment · Santa Monica $50,000–$55,000 5w ago 
Content Strategist, NA Aircall · New York Office $107,500–$132,400 5w ago Executive Director, Audience Development & Content Strategy Condé Nast · 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY $185,000–$230,000 6w ago 
Content Strategy & Production Manager Cooley · New York $120,000–$175,000 6w ago Senior Customer Content Strategist Legora AB · New York $159,000–$188,000 6w ago On Camera Content Creator & Content Strategist NoGood · New York $70,000–$90,000 6w ago 
Marketing Content Strategist Applebank · New York $100,000–$130,000 6w ago Digital Content Strategy & Optimization Lead SCAN · Long Beach $92,400–$140,000 7w ago 
Sr. Content Strategist Key · New York $80,000–$150,000 7w ago 
Head of Content Western Digital · Irvine $145,100–$193,500 7w ago 
TikTok Shop Content Strategist Spotlight Media · Remote · US $60,000–$75,000 2mo ago Influencer & Content Strategy Manager- Responsable de la stratégie d'influence et de contenu P&G · TORONTO GO CA$93,000–CA$116,200 2mo ago 
Head of Content Lightfield · San Francisco $210,000–$260,000 2mo ago 
Head of Content Jubilee Media · Los Angeles $150,000–$180,000 2mo ago 
Director, Product Development and Content Strategy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Washington $120,000–$135,000 3mo ago Senior Content Strategist Gamer's Choice · Long Island City $110,000–$150,000 3mo ago 
Senior Technical Content Strategist Harness · San Francisco $150,000–$165,000 3mo ago 
Director of Content quip · quip NYC $175,000–$195,000 3mo ago 
Customer Content Strategy Manager zoro · Chicago $95,500–$159,200 4mo ago Senior Director - Commercial Content Strategy NA Veeva Systems · Remote · US $150,000–$300,000 4mo ago Director/Senior Director - Content Strategy EU Veeva Systems · Remote · Germany €150,000–€255,000 4mo ago Director/Senior Director - Content Strategy EU Veeva Systems · Remote · Spain €120,000–€205,000 4mo ago 
Content Strategist / Showrunner Spiralyze · Atlanta $50,000–$80,000 6mo ago 
Head of Content Sphinx · San Francisco $120,000–$180,000 8mo ago Digital Content Strategist EWG · Washington $75,000–$85,000
Senior Manager, Content Strategy & Copywriting Western Union · Atlanta New $117,000–$156,000 1d ago Content Strategist Procore · Austin New $225,000 2d ago Podcast Content Strategist Gartner · Stamford $79,000–$109,000 6d ago Director of Content & Sponsorship Strategy Informa Group Plc. · Orlando $95,000–$110,000 6d ago Senior Content Strategist Material · New York $75,000–$100,000 6d ago Director, Content Strategy Advisor · Scottsdale $120,000–$150,000 8d ago Content Strategist (Remote US) Directive · Remote · US $75,000–$95,000 9d ago Manager, Marketing Planning And Strategy - Content Strategy Manager Walmart · (USA) VIZIO LOS ANGELES CA Los Angeles Home Office $96,000–$186,000 9d ago Director, Product Management, Content Strategy & AI Readiness Wolters Kluwer · Remote · US $151,700–$270,950 9d ago Director of Content Asu · Campus: Downtown Phoenix $95,000–$110,000 13d ago Senior Content Strategist Legora AB · New York $159,000–$188,000 13d ago Head of Content & Supply NewsBreak · Mountain View $180,000–$240,000 13d ago Senior Content Strategist and Writer TransUnion · Chicago $100,100–$150,000 13d ago Paid Content Strategy Director 1000heads · Los Angeles $90,000–$115,000 2w ago AI Content Strategist Asu · Off-Campus: Scottsdale $71,500–$88,000 2w ago Private Wealth Marketing - Investment Content Strategist, Associate Blackstone · Miami $125,000–$175,000 2w ago Director of Content Mimecast · Lexington $156,000–$234,000 2w ago Sr. Content Strategist Abbott · Madison $78,000–$156,000 2w ago Content Strategy & Distribution Manager - Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Learfield · Colorado Springs $60,000–$70,000 2w ago Head of Content - Managing Director Blueowl · New York $275,000–$300,000 3w ago Director of Content and Communications Happyrobot Inc. · San Francisco $220,000–$285,000 3w ago Head of Content Hercules · San Francisco $150,000–$300,000 3w ago Manager, Content Strategy, Health & Fitness Eevd · New York $73,000–$85,000 3w ago Senior Brand Content Strategist & Copywriter - San Francisco Plaud · San Francisco $140,000–$200,000 4w ago Content Strategist, Product Figma · San Francisco $153,000–$221,000 4w ago Director, Content Strategy Ripple · New York $196,000–$240,000 4w ago Director, Enterprise Content Strategy & Newsrooms Cigna Group · Bloomfield $152,300–$253,800 4w ago Senior Manager, Sales Content Strategy, Ads Marketing DoorDash USA · New York $159,800–$235,000 4w ago Content Strategist Overland AI · Seattle $110,000–$130,000 4w ago Director, Content Strategy Prosek Partners · New York $125,000–$145,000 4w ago Digital Content Strategist Ah · ADVENTHEALTH $60,756–$113,006 5w ago Manager, Content Strategy & Insights Pimco · New York $120,000–$130,000 5w ago Content Strategist Sr SCAN · Long Beach Office 3800 $92,400–$132,110 5w ago Integrated Content Strategist - Pediatric Nutrition, Internal Agency - Columbus, OH Abbott · Columbus $99,300–$198,700 5w ago Coordinator, Content Strategy & Library Management Lionsgate Entertainment · Santa Monica $50,000–$55,000 5w ago Content Strategist, NA Aircall · New York Office $107,500–$132,400 5w ago Executive Director, Audience Development & Content Strategy Condé Nast · 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY $185,000–$230,000 6w ago Content Strategy & Production Manager Cooley · New York $120,000–$175,000 6w ago Senior Customer Content Strategist Legora AB · New York $159,000–$188,000 6w ago On Camera Content Creator & Content Strategist NoGood · New York $70,000–$90,000 6w ago Marketing Content Strategist Applebank · New York $100,000–$130,000 6w ago Digital Content Strategy & Optimization Lead SCAN · Long Beach $92,400–$140,000 7w ago Sr. Content Strategist Key · New York $80,000–$150,000 7w ago Head of Content Western Digital · Irvine $145,100–$193,500 7w ago TikTok Shop Content Strategist Spotlight Media · Remote · US $60,000–$75,000 2mo ago Influencer & Content Strategy Manager- Responsable de la stratégie d'influence et de contenu P&G · TORONTO GO CA$93,000–CA$116,200 2mo ago Head of Content Lightfield · San Francisco $210,000–$260,000 2mo ago Head of Content Jubilee Media · Los Angeles $150,000–$180,000 2mo ago Director, Product Development and Content Strategy American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists · Washington $120,000–$135,000 3mo ago Senior Content Strategist Gamer's Choice · Long Island City $110,000–$150,000 3mo ago Senior Technical Content Strategist Harness · San Francisco $150,000–$165,000 3mo ago Director of Content quip · quip NYC $175,000–$195,000 3mo ago Customer Content Strategy Manager zoro · Chicago $95,500–$159,200 4mo ago Senior Director - Commercial Content Strategy NA Veeva Systems · Remote · US $150,000–$300,000 4mo ago Director/Senior Director - Content Strategy EU Veeva Systems · Remote · Germany €150,000–€255,000 4mo ago Director/Senior Director - Content Strategy EU Veeva Systems · Remote · Spain €120,000–€205,000 4mo ago Content Strategist / Showrunner Spiralyze · Atlanta $50,000–$80,000 6mo ago Head of Content Sphinx · San Francisco $120,000–$180,000 8mo ago Digital Content Strategist EWG · Washington $75,000–$85,000 60 of 165 open roles. 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