Copywriter salary
What a copywriter actually earns, from 297 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see copywriter pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A copywriter earns a blended US median near 84,917 dollars, with the typical middle running from 64,867 dollars to 107,963 dollars. The official OEWS median is 72,270 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 14 percent since 2019. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 70,000 dollars to 105,392 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 6% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is journalist, at 33 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open copywriter roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Creative Strategist & Copywriter (m/w/d)MY HEALTH & BEAUTY · CologneJul 22
- Copywriter Direct Response (m/w/d), Vollzeit, 100% RemoteSivara GmbH · KevelaerRemoteJul 22
- Сontent Specialist / CopywriterScaleJet · UkraineRemoteJul 22
- CopywriterRemote · Portugal$66k–$73kRemoteJul 22
- CopywriterPurple Rain · United StatesRemoteJul 22
- Creative CopywriterSyke Legal Engineering · United KingdomRemoteJul 22
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United Kingdom$46,305 – $62,999 · median $52,562
- United States$64,867 – $107,963 · median $84,917
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $86,170
- Vermontmedian $86,040
- Californiamedian $80,470
- Texasmedian $71,650
- Floridamedian $65,830
- Wisconsinmedian $62,450
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- Journalist salary$68,298 median
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Quick answers
How much does a copywriter make?
The blended US median is about 84,917 dollars, with a typical range from 64,867 dollars to 107,963 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 72,270 dollars.
Is copywriter a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 6% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a copywriter move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is journalist, at 33 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 27-3043. Live corpus 297 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.