What is the average Content Strategist salary in the US?

The national median Content Strategist salary is $75,000 per year. Entry-level positions start around $55,000, while senior professionals earn $130,000 or more.

Which city pays Content Strategists the most?

San Francisco offers the highest median Content Strategist salary at $113K per year among the cities we track. However, high-cost cities like San Francisco and New York often have lower purchasing power once cost of living is factored in.

How fast are Content Strategist salaries growing?

Content Strategist salaries are growing at 5.2% annually, above the national average wage growth rate.

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Content Strategist Salary
by City (2026)

Plan and manage content programs that attract and retain audiences. National median: $75K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$75K

Top 10% earn

$130K

Entry level

$55K

Salary growth

+5.2%/yr

Content Strategist salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$83K	$113K	$150K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$80K	$109K	$145K	210	9.3%
Oakland, CA	$76K	$103K	$138K	185	9.3%
Washington, DC	$76K	$103K	$138K	152	8.5%
Jersey City, NJ	$74K	$101K	$135K	162	10.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$72K	$98K	$130K	163	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$72K	$98K	$130K	150	None ✓
Boston, MA	$72K	$98K	$130K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$72K	$98K	$130K	148	5.75%
Newark, NJ	$70K	$96K	$128K	155	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$69K	$94K	$125K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$67K	$92K	$122K	155	9.3%
Sacramento, CA	$65K	$89K	$118K	128	9.3%
Portland, OR	$65K	$89K	$118K	130	9.9%
Austin, TX	$63K	$86K	$115K	110	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$63K	$86K	$115K	107	4.95%
Scottsdale, AZ	$63K	$86K	$115K	118	2.5%
Denver, CO	$63K	$86K	$115K	118	4.55%
Miami, FL	$62K	$84K	$112K	123	None ✓
Tacoma, WA	$62K	$84K	$112K	128	None ✓
Worcester, MA	$62K	$84K	$112K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$62K	$84K	$112K	110	3.07%
Baltimore, MD	$62K	$84K	$112K	115	5.75%
Honolulu, HI	$62K	$84K	$112K	192	11%
Dallas, TX	$61K	$83K	$110K	96	None ✓
Plano, TX	$61K	$83K	$110K	105	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$61K	$83K	$110K	99	5.75%
Minneapolis, MN	$61K	$83K	$110K	106	6.8%
Salt Lake City, UT	$61K	$83K	$110K	105	4.85%
Hartford, CT	$61K	$83K	$110K	118	6.99%
McKinney, TX	$59K	$81K	$108K	108	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$59K	$81K	$108K	118	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$59K	$81K	$108K	112	4.55%
Raleigh, NC	$59K	$81K	$108K	102	4.75%
Durham, NC	$59K	$81K	$108K	100	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$59K	$81K	$108K	104	6.8%
Anchorage, AK	$59K	$81K	$108K	128	None ✓
Irving, TX	$58K	$79K	$105K	97	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$58K	$79K	$105K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$58K	$79K	$105K	100	2.5%
Chandler, AZ	$58K	$79K	$105K	105	2.5%
Charlotte, NC	$58K	$79K	$105K	100	4.75%
Nashville, TN	$58K	$79K	$105K	102	None ✓
Provo, UT	$58K	$79K	$105K	100	4.85%
Houston, TX	$57K	$78K	$104K	91	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$56K	$77K	$102K	93	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$56K	$77K	$102K	100	None ✓
Reno, NV	$56K	$77K	$102K	108	None ✓
Arlington, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	91	None ✓
Amarillo, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	None ✓
Brownsville, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	75	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Killeen, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	None ✓
Midland, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	92	None ✓
Waco, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	78	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	None ✓
Round Rock, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	108	None ✓
Denton, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	102	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	None ✓
Bakersfield, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	148	9.3%
Santa Ana, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	150	9.3%
Riverside, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	9.3%
Stockton, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	138	9.3%
Irvine, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	172	9.3%
San Bernardino, CA	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	9.3%
New York City, NY	$55K	$75K	$100K	187	6.85%
Yonkers, NY	$55K	$75K	$100K	165	6.85%
Syracuse, NY	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	6.85%
Albany, NY	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	6.85%
St. Petersburg, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	None ✓
Hialeah, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	None ✓
Port St. Lucie, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	None ✓
Tallahassee, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	112	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	4.95%
Joliet, IL	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	4.95%
Naperville, IL	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	4.95%
Rockford, IL	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	None ✓
Bellevue, WA	$55K	$75K	$100K	175	None ✓
Kirkland, WA	$55K	$75K	$100K	162	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	2.5%
Glendale, AZ	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	2.5%
Gilbert, AZ	$55K	$75K	$100K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$55K	$75K	$100K	108	2.5%
Peoria, AZ	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	2.5%
Fort Collins, CO	$55K	$75K	$100K	112	4.55%
Lakewood, CO	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	4.55%
Thornton, CO	$55K	$75K	$100K	108	4.55%
Pueblo, CO	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	5.75%
Athens, GA	$55K	$75K	$100K	92	5.75%
Macon, GA	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	5.75%
Springfield, MA	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	5%
Cambridge, MA	$55K	$75K	$100K	185	5%
Lowell, MA	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	5%
Greensboro, NC	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	4.75%
Winston-Salem, NC	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	4.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	4.75%
Cary, NC	$55K	$75K	$100K	112	4.75%
Norfolk, VA	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	5.75%
Chesapeake, VA	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	5.75%
Alexandria, VA	$55K	$75K	$100K	145	5.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Clarksville, TN	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	None ✓
Columbus, OH	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	3.99%
Toledo, OH	$55K	$75K	$100K	78	3.99%
Akron, OH	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	3.99%
Warren, MI	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	4.25%
Sterling Heights, MI	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	4.25%
Ann Arbor, MI	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	4.25%
Pittsburgh, PA	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	3.07%
Allentown, PA	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	3.07%
Erie, PA	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	5.3%
Independence, MO	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	3.23%
Evansville, IN	$55K	$75K	$100K	78	3.23%
South Bend, IN	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	3.23%
Green Bay, WI	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	5.3%
Rochester, MN	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	6.8%
Duluth, MN	$55K	$75K	$100K	92	6.8%
Salem, OR	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	9.9%
Eugene, OR	$55K	$75K	$100K	110	9.9%
Gresham, OR	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	9.9%
Las Vegas, NV	$55K	$75K	$100K	102	None ✓
Henderson, NV	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	None ✓
North Las Vegas, NV	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	4.85%
West Jordan, UT	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	4.85%
Orem, UT	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	4.85%
Lexington, KY	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	5%
Bowling Green, KY	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	5%
Mobile, AL	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	5%
Charleston, SC	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	6.5%
North Charleston, SC	$55K	$75K	$100K	95	6.5%
Greenville, SC	$55K	$75K	$100K	92	6.5%
Norman, OK	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	4.75%
Broken Arrow, OK	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	4.75%
Shreveport, LA	$55K	$75K	$100K	78	6%
Lafayette, LA	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	6%
Frederick, MD	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	5.75%
Rockville, MD	$55K	$75K	$100K	148	5.75%
Paterson, NJ	$55K	$75K	$100K	140	10.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$55K	$75K	$100K	145	10.75%
Edison, NJ	$55K	$75K	$100K	138	10.75%
Bridgeport, CT	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	6.99%
New Haven, CT	$55K	$75K	$100K	122	6.99%
Stamford, CT	$55K	$75K	$100K	158	6.99%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	4.82%
Davenport, IA	$55K	$75K	$100K	82	4.82%
Overland Park, KS	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	5.7%
Kansas City, KS	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	5.84%
Las Cruces, NM	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	5.9%
Rio Rancho, NM	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	5.9%
Boise, ID	$55K	$75K	$100K	108	5.8%
Meridian, ID	$55K	$75K	$100K	105	5.8%
Nampa, ID	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	6.75%
Missoula, MT	$55K	$75K	$100K	102	6.75%
Great Falls, MT	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	6.75%
Cheyenne, WY	$55K	$75K	$100K	92	None ✓
Casper, WY	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Fargo, ND	$55K	$75K	$100K	90	2.5%
Bismarck, ND	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$55K	$75K	$100K	88	None ✓
Jackson, MS	$55K	$75K	$100K	78	5%
Gulfport, MS	$55K	$75K	$100K	80	5%
Fort Smith, AR	$55K	$75K	$100K	75	4.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$55K	$75K	$100K	85	4.9%
Charleston, WV	$55K	$75K	$100K	78	6.5%
Huntington, WV	$55K	$75K	$100K	75	6.5%
Portland, ME	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	7.15%
Lewiston, ME	$55K	$75K	$100K	98	7.15%
Manchester, NH	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	None ✓
Nashua, NH	$55K	$75K	$100K	120	None ✓
Concord, NH	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$55K	$75K	$100K	118	5.99%
Warwick, RI	$55K	$75K	$100K	115	5.99%
Wilmington, DE	$55K	$75K	$100K	108	6.6%
Dover, DE	$55K	$75K	$100K	100	6.6%
Pearl City, HI	$55K	$75K	$100K	185	11%
Hilo, HI	$55K	$75K	$100K	155	11%
Fairbanks, AK	$55K	$75K	$100K	138	None ✓
Bethesda, MD	$55K	$75K	$100K	165	5.75%
Virginia Beach, VA	$54K	$74K	$98K	98	5.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$54K	$74K	$98K	88	3.99%
Kansas City, MO	$54K	$74K	$98K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$54K	$74K	$98K	102	5.3%
Colorado Springs, CO	$53K	$72K	$96K	102	4.55%
St. Louis, MO	$53K	$72K	$96K	86	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$53K	$72K	$96K	88	3.23%
Milwaukee, WI	$53K	$72K	$96K	90	5.3%
Huntsville, AL	$53K	$72K	$96K	88	5%
Fresno, CA	$52K	$71K	$95K	102	9.3%
Rochester, NY	$52K	$71K	$95K	90	6.85%
Jacksonville, FL	$52K	$71K	$95K	93	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$52K	$71K	$95K	82	4.25%
Des Moines, IA	$52K	$71K	$95K	88	4.82%
San Antonio, TX	$51K	$70K	$93K	87	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$51K	$69K	$92K	88	6.85%
Louisville, KY	$51K	$69K	$92K	85	5%
Omaha, NE	$51K	$69K	$92K	88	5.84%
Spokane, WA	$50K	$68K	$90K	95	None ✓
Cleveland, OH	$50K	$68K	$90K	82	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$50K	$68K	$90K	90	4.25%
New Orleans, LA	$50K	$68K	$90K	92	6%
Corpus Christi, TX	$48K	$66K	$88K	84	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$48K	$66K	$88K	90	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$48K	$66K	$88K	92	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$48K	$66K	$88K	82	None ✓
Knoxville, TN	$48K	$66K	$88K	85	None ✓
Birmingham, AL	$48K	$66K	$88K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$48K	$66K	$88K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$48K	$66K	$88K	82	4.75%
Baton Rouge, LA	$48K	$66K	$88K	88	6%
Albuquerque, NM	$48K	$66K	$88K	88	5.9%
Tulsa, OK	$47K	$65K	$86K	80	4.75%
El Paso, TX	$47K	$64K	$85K	82	None ✓
Wichita, KS	$47K	$64K	$85K	82	5.7%
Lubbock, TX	$45K	$61K	$82K	78	None ✓
Little Rock, AR	$45K	$61K	$82K	82	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$43K	$59K	$78K	76	None ✓

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Content Strategist Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Content Strategist is $75,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $55,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $100,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Content Strategists nationally earn $130,000+.

Education and requirements

Bachelor's in Communications, Marketing, or English. This role is 70% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Content Strategist compensation is growing at 5.2% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate. Demand for qualified Content Strategists significantly outpaces supply in most major metros.

Content Strategist Salaryby City (2026)