Freelance Copywriting & Writing Rates in 2026
What freelance writers charge per hour, based on real anonymous submissions.
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Specializations
Content Writing
7 submissionsNeeds more data
SEO Copywriting
7 submissionsNeeds more data
Technical Writing
7 submissionsNeeds more data
Email / Newsletter
7 submissionsNeeds more data
Ad Copy
6 submissionsNeeds more data
Ghostwriting
6 submissionsNeeds more data
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Rates are based on self-reported anonymous submissions, filtered for outliers and normalized to hourly equivalents. Learn more about our methodology.