Content Writer Salary by City
How much does a Content Writer make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$77K
National median
$58K
25th percentile
$102K
75th percentile
$44K
Bottom 10%
$140K
Top 10%
Content Writer Salary by City
San Francisco
CA
$102,600
+33% vs national
New York
NY
$96,400
+25% vs national
Washington
DC
$92,200
+20% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$90,200
+17% vs national
Seattle
WA
$88,000
+14% vs national
San Diego
CA
$86,200
+12% vs national
Boston
MA
$86,000
+12% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$83,000
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$82,200
+7% vs national
Austin
TX
$81,800
+6% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$81,600
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$81,600
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$80,800
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$80,000
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$79,800
+4% vs national
Denver
CO
$77,600
+1% vs national
Dallas
TX
$75,600
-2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$74,600
-3% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$73,800
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$73,800
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$72,200
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$72,200
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$71,600
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$71,600
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$71,600
-7% vs national
Miami
FL
$71,400
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$70,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$70,000
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$70,000
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$70,000
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$70,000
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$69,400
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$69,400
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$69,400
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$68,400
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$68,400
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$67,600
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$67,600
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$67,600
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$67,000
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$67,000
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$66,200
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$65,400
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$65,400
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$64,600
-16% vs national
About Content Writer Salaries
The median Content Writer salary in the United States is $76,910 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — San Francisco has the highest median at $102,600, while the national range spans from $44,310 at the 10th percentile to $139,870 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 27-3043.