Content Strategist Salary

The average content strategist salary in the United States is $86,249 per year, or $41.47 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $2,944 and goes up to $12,682 per month, or about $152,185 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$41.47$1,659$7,187$86,249

The top-paying states for content strategists are New York at $113,630, New Jersey at $110,378, and California at $105,113 per year. The lowest-paying areas are West Virginia and Mississippi, with a salary range of $38,388 to $38,604 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$16.98$23.91$35.95$48.64$73.17
Weekly$679$956$1,438$1,945$2,927
Monthly$2,944$4,144$6,232$8,430$12,682
Annual$35,324$49,731$74,785$101,165$152,185

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$31,987$72,707$154,892
2023$32,627 $73,798 $156,906
2024$33,280$74,905$158,946
2025$33,945$76,029$161,012
2026$34,624$77,169$163,105
2027$35,317$78,327$165,226
2028$36,023$79,501$167,374
2029$36,743$80,694$169,549

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$31.36$1,254$5,435$65,222
Arizona$33.27$1,331$5,768$69,211
Arkansas$27.59$1,104$4,783$57,394
California$50.54$2,021$8,759$105,113
Colorado$45.66$1,826$7,914$94,963
Connecticut$44.73$1,789$7,753$93,038
District of Columbia$33.28$1,331$5,769$69,229
Florida$32.25$1,290$5,590$67,076
Georgia$40.64$1,626$7,045$84,538
Hawaii$32.31$1,293$5,601$67,211
Illinois$35.60$1,424$6,170$74,043
Indiana$26.70$1,068$4,627$55,528
Iowa$26.15$1,046$4,533$54,393
Kentucky$18.86$754$3,268$39,218
Louisiana$25.55$1,022$4,428$53,141
Maine$30.01$1,200$5,201$62,414
Maryland$37.34$1,494$6,472$77,665
Massachusetts$35.31$1,413$6,121$73,453
Michigan$31.12$1,245$5,394$64,724
Minnesota$38.27$1,531$6,633$79,595
Mississippi$18.56$742$3,217$38,604
Missouri$29.00$1,160$5,026$60,314
Nebraska$25.77$1,031$4,467$53,604
Nevada$24.92$997$4,319$51,831
New Hampshire$27.36$1,094$4,742$56,903
New Jersey$53.07$2,123$9,198$110,378
New Mexico$35.21$1,409$6,104$73,242
New York$54.63$2,185$9,469$113,630
North Carolina$44.96$1,798$7,793$93,518
Ohio$31.83$1,273$5,517$66,204
Oklahoma$25.86$1,034$4,482$53,779
Oregon$36.35$1,454$6,301$75,611
Pennsylvania$30.31$1,212$5,254$63,045
Puerto Rico$34.51$1,380$5,982$71,780
Rhode Island$39.97$1,599$6,927$83,129
South Carolina$26.86$1,074$4,656$55,868
Tennessee$31.53$1,261$5,466$65,590
Texas$30.39$1,216$5,268$63,221
Utah$33.48$1,339$5,804$69,644
Virginia$31.84$1,274$5,519$66,222
Washington$40.55$1,622$7,029$84,345
West Virginia$18.46$738$3,199$38,388

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$34.23$1,369$5,933$71,200
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$35.37$1,415$6,130$73,564
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$43.64$1,746$7,565$90,780
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$32.09$1,284$5,562$66,743
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$36.13$1,445$6,263$75,155
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$28.49$1,140$4,938$59,261
Boise City, ID(0014260)$17.50$700$3,034$36,405
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$35.45$1,418$6,144$73,733
Boulder, CO(0014500)$54.97$2,199$9,529$114,344
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$50.21$2,008$8,703$104,434
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$41.53$1,661$7,199$86,387
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$27.89$1,115$4,834$58,003
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$44.36$1,775$7,690$92,278
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$33.81$1,352$5,861$70,329
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$26.89$1,076$4,661$55,932
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$30.02$1,201$5,204$62,443
Columbus, OH(0018140)$37.57$1,503$6,512$78,138
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$31.55$1,262$5,468$65,614
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$44.44$1,778$7,703$92,436
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$26.81$1,072$4,647$55,762
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$32.52$1,301$5,637$67,649
El Paso, TX(0021340)$19.70$788$3,415$40,985
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO(0022220)$34.79$1,392$6,031$72,370
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$29.71$1,188$5,150$61,799
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$25.03$1,001$4,338$52,053
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$39.01$1,560$6,761$81,134
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$30.42$1,217$5,273$63,274
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$27.40$1,096$4,749$56,985
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$24.20$968$4,194$50,328
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$38.95$1,558$6,751$81,011
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$25.33$1,013$4,390$52,685
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$25.33$1,013$4,391$52,691
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$24.87$995$4,310$51,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$50.48$2,019$8,751$105,008
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$23.26$930$4,031$48,374
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$35.86$1,434$6,216$74,588
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$39.95$1,598$6,924$83,088
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$33.31$1,332$5,773$69,282
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$55.58$2,223$9,633$115,602
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$29.56$1,182$5,124$61,484
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$26.75$1,070$4,637$55,639
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$36.25$1,450$6,283$75,401
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$39.92$1,597$6,920$83,041
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$35.61$1,424$6,173$74,073
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$34.47$1,379$5,975$71,698
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$30.84$1,233$5,345$64,139
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$32.39$1,296$5,615$67,374
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$37.27$1,491$6,460$77,524
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$35.91$1,436$6,224$74,687
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$41.43$1,657$7,181$86,176
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$33.26$1,330$5,764$69,170
Richmond, VA(0040060)$33.16$1,326$5,748$68,972
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$32.50$1,300$5,633$67,591
Rochester, NY(0040380)$42.35$1,694$7,340$88,078
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$34.73$1,389$6,021$72,248
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$34.17$1,367$5,924$71,083
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$27.32$1,093$4,735$56,815
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$42.75$1,710$7,410$88,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$59.30$2,372$10,279$123,353
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$49.80$1,992$8,632$103,580
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$35.04$1,401$6,073$72,873
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$42.46$1,698$7,359$88,312
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$28.41$1,136$4,924$59,091
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$34.32$1,373$5,948$71,382
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$57.08$2,283$9,894$118,726
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$25.53$1,021$4,425$53,095
Urban Honolulu, HI(0046520)$32.53$1,301$5,638$67,655
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$27.96$1,118$4,847$58,161
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$37.83$1,513$6,557$78,688