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Freelance Copywriter Hourly Rates

Median hourly rate

$65/hr

Typical range

$45–$100

25th–75th percentile

Submissions

317

Latest record: June 2026

Highest country median

United States

$81/hr · at least 25 records

317 recordsMost common skills: Writing, SEO, and Content Marketing.What would $72/hr earn in a year? →

Hourly rates by country

LocationMedian / hrMiddle 50%n
United States$81$50–$125163
United Kingdom$55$35–$6044
CanadaSmall sample$75$50–$10019
IndiaSmall sample$28$11–$3010
SpainSmall sample$75$50–$1008
AustraliaSmall sample$100$80–$1007
GermanySmall sample$58$35–$806
PolandSmall sample$55$35–$756
ThailandSmall sample$62$18–$1056

Hourly rates by experience

ExperienceMedian / hrMiddle 50%n
0–2 years$30$21–$5039
3–5 years$50$35–$6571
6–10 years$75$60–$100113
11–15 years$100$60–$13057
16+ years$85$65–$12537

USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.

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Records added 2022–2026. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations

Recent rate records

Role / locationUSD / hour
Copywriter · Cluj-Napoca, Romania$30
Copywriter · Pineville, LA, USA$25
Copywriter · Atlanta, GA, USA$55
Copywriter · Lisbon, Portugal$60
Copywriter · Los Angeles, CA, USA$65
Copywriter · Toronto, ON, Canada$30
Copywriter · Warsaw, Poland$75
Copywriter · Birmingham, UK$48
Copywriter · Liverpool, UK$50
Copywriter · New York, NY, USA$85
Copywriter · Manchester, UK$55
Copywriter · Toronto, ON, Canada$100
Copywriter · Antwerpen, Belgium$55
Copywriter · London, UK$65
Copywriter · Gold Coast QLD, Australia$100
Copywriter · New York, NY, USA$85
Copywriter · Kansas City, MO, USA$35
Copywriter · Victoria, BC, Canada$75
Copywriter · Los Angeles, CA, USA$65
Copywriter · Delhi, India$11

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Frequently asked questions

How much do freelance Copywriters charge per hour?
Based on 317 crowdsourced submissions, freelance Copywriters charge an average of $72 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $45 and $100. Latest record added June 2026.
What do top-earning freelance Copywriters make?
The top 10% of Copywriter submissions report $130 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
Which skills are most commonly reported with Copywriter rates?
The most common skills in Copywriter submissions are Writing, SEO, and Content Marketing. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
Where does this Copywriter rate data come from?
These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.

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