Copywriting salary
29 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Aug 11, 2026
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These figures come from 220 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 $84,000 and senior around $115,000. 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 $84,000, a gap of roughly 10%.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 10 of the 18 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
29 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $70,000 – $118,514 | $86,050 | 31 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$58,375 – CA$81,250 | CA$65,500 | 6 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $95,000 – $153,125 | $105,000 | 26 |
| Canada · country-wide | Senior | CA$65,000 – CA$88,750 | CA$87,500 | 7 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $70,000 – $122,500 | $76,000 | 7 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $103,560 – $155,600 | $127,150 | 8 |
| Atlanta | Senior | $101,000 – $122,000 | $112,000 | 6 |
| Austin | Senior | $101,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 7 |
| Berlin | Entry | €48,000 | €48,000 | 5 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Kansas City | Senior | $117,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 8 |
| 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 | $73,000 – $101,250 | $84,000 | 7 |
| New York | Senior | $98,750 – $118,125 | $103,750 | 8 |
| Philadelphia | Senior | $100,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 5 |
| Phoenix | Senior | $100,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 5 |
| Salt Lake City | Senior | $106,000 – $122,000 | $122,000 | 6 |
| San Francisco | Entry | $70,000 – $119,000 | $96,000 | 12 |
| San Francisco | Senior | $126,000 – $165,000 | $135,000 | 5 |
| Seattle | Senior | $87,000 – $122,000 | $107,000 | 11 |
| Toronto | Entry | CA$68,000 – CA$86,000 | CA$72,000 | 15 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$57,500 – CA$85,000 | CA$61,000 | 5 |
| Toronto | Senior | CA$65,000 – CA$87,500 | CA$87,500 | 5 |
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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Senior Copywriter Bubble Skincare · New York $80,000–$120,000 11d ago French Bilingual Copywriter DEPT® · Montreal CA$50,000–CA$65,000 2w ago Bilingual Copywriter (French) DEPT® · Toronto CA$50,000–CA$65,000 2w ago 
Copywriter Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale $67,800–$104,300 3w ago 
Senior Writer / Analyst, Ad Tech & AI Briefings EMARKETER · New York $100,000–$110,000 3w ago Senior Copywriter (Life Science) thechempetitivegroupllc · United States $80,000–$100,000 3w ago 
Lead Copywriter Harvey · New York $164,000–$246,000 3w ago Sr. Copywriter SharkNinja · Needham $93,600–$110,000 4w ago 
Senior Copywriter, AI & Category Narrative Assured · Remote · US $130,000–$180,000 4w ago 21GRAMS- Senior Medical Copywriter Real Chemistry · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 4w ago Direct Response Copywriter - Facebook & Instagram Ads AI Acquisition · Remote · US $120,000–$180,000 5w ago 
Associate Creative Director, Copywriter Mammoth Brands · New York $118,000–$150,000 5w ago 
Senior Copywriter Inizio Evoke · New York $80,000–$110,000 5w ago 
Copywriter Bumble Inc. · US NY New York $95,000–$120,000 6w ago Social Copywriter SALT XC · Toronto CA$57,000–CA$65,000 6w ago 
Copywriter OLIVER Agency - North America · Toronto CA$80,750–CA$90,250 6w ago 
Senior Medical Copywriter Ogilvy Health Canada · Toronto CA$65,000–CA$115,000 6w ago Copywriter (Junior) VML Canada (English) · Toronto CA$39,750–CA$66,250 6w ago 
Senior Copywriter GlossGenius · New York $145,000–$170,000 6w ago 
Writer Crosby · New York $100,000–$180,000 7w ago Copywriter Wpromote · New York $80,000–$110,000 7w ago Copywriter (6 month FTC) DEPT® · Toronto CA$55,000–CA$60,000 8w ago Associate Director, Copywriting DEPT® · New York $139,200–$165,000 2mo ago Principal, Copywriting DEPT® · NY $75,100–$110,000 2mo ago Senior Copywriter - Remote Reedsy · Remote · UK $60,000–$90,000 2mo ago AI Copywriter Socure · Carson City $100,000–$125,000 2mo ago Senior, Copywriting DEPT® · Remote · Worldwide $66,300–$95,000 2mo ago Sr. Manager, Copywriting roku · Austin $135,000–$150,000 2mo ago Copywriter Tovala · 1021 W Adams St, Chicago, IL $65,000–$75,000 2mo ago Copywriter Prosek Partners · New York $100,000–$115,000 2mo ago Senior Writer VSA Partners · Chicago $90,000–$100,000 2mo ago Senior Writer VSA Partners · New York $90,000–$100,000 2mo ago Senior Copywriter, Brand Tilt Finance · Remote · US $132,600–$156,000 3mo ago Senior Copywriter - HCP McKinney · New York $90,000–$115,000 3mo ago Copywriter Serino Coyne · New York $50,000–$65,000 3mo ago Sr. Copywriter zetaglobal · New York $90,000–$120,000 3mo ago Copywriter Runway · Remote · US $170,000–$220,000 4mo ago Copywriter - North America reolink · Los Angeles $80,000–$100,000 4mo ago 
Senior Writer, Editor & Research Lead Box · Redwood City $160,500–$175,000 4mo ago Staff Writer and Editorial Lead ScaleMath · United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and Australia $45,000–$50,000 5mo ago 
Senior Copywriter Golden Hippo · Remote · US $91,000–$121,400 6mo ago 
Copywriter GTB · Detroit $45,000–$90,000 6mo ago 
Marketing Copywriter Payactiv · Milpitas $105,000–$125,000 25mo ago 
Sr. Copywriter (Temp Contract) Known · Remote · US $100,000–$122,000e 6w ago Associate Creative Director, Copywriter iris · Atlanta In listing 4mo ago