Side-by-side distribution
Content Marketing
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.6%
- Live roles
- 249
Copywriter
$95,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.4%
- Live roles
- 280
Highest-paying jobs
Clinical Content- Physician (Clinical AI Strategist - UpToDate®, M.D.)
Marketing Manager, Consumer Creative & Content
Brand and Content Strategist
Content Marketing Manager, Demand Generation
Senior Digital Strategist, Content Strategy & Operations
Content Strategist
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Senior Manager, Content Marketing Nonprofits
Content Marketer
Startup Content Marketing Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Lead Copywriter
Lead Copywriter
Senior Copywriter, Animal Health
Creative Director, Copywriter
Creative Director, Copywriter
Creative Agency Associate Creative Director, Copywriter
Droga5 Senior Copywriter
Droga5 Senior Social Copywriter
Senior Copywriter
Technical Copywriter
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Kanopi
|
$90,043 | 4 |
|
OpenAI
|
$224,000 | 2 |
|
Abbott
|
$186,500 | 2 |
Esri
|
$133,016 | 2 |
Bank of America
|
$131,725 | 2 |
Formlabs
|
$116,250 | 2 |
|
Wolters Kluwer
|
$241,750 | 1 |
|
Dust
|
$230,000 | 1 |
Wisevu
Dentsu
Monks
Content Marketing salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $161,500 | 13 |
| New York | $148,750 | 14 |
| Chicago | $129,000 | 5 |
| Boston | $109,425 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $103,750 | 4 |
| Toronto | $89,189 | 4 |
Copywriter salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $136,250 | 8 |
| New York | $105,000 | 33 |
| Chicago | $99,005 | 6 |
| Toronto | $66,696 | 11 |
Content Marketing vs Copywriter: which pays more?
The median for Content Marketing is $125,000 per year (typically $92,681–$150,000), versus $95,000 for Copywriter ($67,500–$126,150). That puts Content Marketing about 32% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Content Marketing and Copywriter are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.