Published fee range · Charged per city · US market
Craigslist job posting cost and the Craigslist job posting fee by city
Craigslist is the rare job site that tells you the price before you start: $10 to $75 for a post in a US job category, one time, no subscription. What it does not tell you is which end of that range your city sits on, and that a fee charged per city turns one remote marketing role into five or ten separate invoices.
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A Starter listing here is $149 a month, published before you spend it. Every role shown is posted and paid for by the hiring company.
The short answer
Craigslist charges a one time fee of $10 to $75 to post a job in the United States, set by the city you post in and shown on the category page before you pay. Reporting puts the San Francisco Bay Area at the top at $75, most large metros at about $45, mid size markets at $25 to $35 and small markets at $10 to $25. There is no subscription, no boost and no free job post in US job categories. Each city is a separate paid post, so a remote role advertised in five large metros costs about $225 to $375. A marketing Starter listing here is a published $149 a month.
Published fee range
$10 to $75 per post
How it is set
By city, shown at checkout
Remote role in 5 large metros
About $225 to $375
Flat rate, published
$149 a month
The fee by market
How Craigslist actually charges for a job post
Craigslist publishes one range for the whole country and lets the city decide where you land in it. These are the four bands employers and trackers report, plus the gigs category that people try to use instead. Where sources disagree, the card says so rather than picking a number.
San Francisco Bay Area
Reported $75 per post
One time, per post, live about 30 days
The top of the published range, and the one market every source agrees on. If you are hiring an in person marketing role in the Bay Area, $75 buys one listing in one category for roughly a month, with no upsell and no auction behind it.
The catch: The Bay Area is split into sub areas on Craigslist, and a role that could sit in San Francisco, the Peninsula or the South Bay still lives in one post. Pick the sub area where the commute makes sense, because a second sub area is not included.
Largest US metros
Reported $45 to $75 per post
One time, per post, per city
Most of the big metros are reported at $45 a post. This is the band most marketing employers land in, because it is where the marketing jobs are.
The catch: Sources disagree here, on the same date. Some report New York, Los Angeles and Washington DC at $75, others put them in the $45 band. With no city list from Craigslist, the only reliable figure is the one on the category page for your city at checkout.
Mid size markets
Reported $25 to $35 per post
One time, per post, per city
A large tier of regional cities is reported at $35, with some at $25. For an in person coordinator or specialist role, this is still well under any monthly subscription board.
The catch: The audience is local by design. That suits an office based role and works against a specialist one, because the handful of people with the exact skill set may live two metros away and never browse this one.
Smaller markets
Reported $10 to $25 per post
One time, per post, per city
The bottom of the range, and the cheapest paid job post on any US platform we price. For a local, part time marketing assistant in a small town, it is hard to argue with.
The catch: Cheap reach into a small market is still small reach. Expect fewer applicants and more of them from outside marketing, so budget the screening hours as well as the fee.
Gigs category
Published $3 to $10 per post
One time, per post, US and selected Canadian areas
Craigslist publishes a lower fee for gigs, meant for short, paid one off work: an event, a photo shoot, a few days of flyering. A one week social media sprint or a single campaign shoot fits here honestly.
The catch: It is not a cheaper way to post an ongoing job. A permanent marketing role in gigs is in the wrong category, where users flag it and it can be removed with the fee already spent.
Priced by situation
What Craigslist costs for a real hiring situation
Only two figures here are published by Craigslist itself, the $10 to $75 job range and the $3 to $10 gigs range. Each city figure is what employers and pricing trackers report, so open the job category for your own city and read the fee on the page before you budget.
| Your situation | Craigslist, reported | MarketerJob, published | What drives it |
|---|---|---|---|
| One in person role, small market | Reported $10 to $25, one time | $149 a month | Craigslist wins this row outright. A local part time marketing assistant does not need a specialist board, and the fee is a fraction of any subscription. |
| One in person role, San Francisco | Reported $75, one time | $149 a month | Still cheaper on the invoice for the first month. The question is whether a general classifieds audience produces a marketer you would hire, not the fee. |
| Remote role, posted in 5 large metros | Reported $225 to $375 per 30 days | $149 a month | Each city is a separate paid post, and posting one ad across several cities is against the rules. Five metros at the reported $45 to $75 is the realistic floor for a remote search. |
| Remote role, posted in 10 large metros | Reported $450 to $750 per 30 days | $149 a month | This is the per city fee at national scale. Ten metros still leaves most of the country unreached, which a remote listing on a board searched by discipline does not. |
| One metro, reposted weekly to stay visible | Reported $180 to $300 a month | $149 a month | Listings sort by time with no paid placement, so employers repost to climb back up. Each repost is a new paid post, so four a month at $45 to $75 is the true monthly figure. |
| Specialist role such as technical SEO | Reported $10 to $75, one time | $149 a month | The fee is low and the fit is poor. A lifecycle, marketing operations or technical SEO hire is constrained by relevance, and a local general audience costs more in screening time than the post saved. |
Craigslist is the only platform in this family that publishes its price, and it is also the only one that charges by geography. That makes it the cheapest paid post in the country for a local hire and one of the most expensive for a remote one, because the same role pays again in every city it has to reach. The full picture across every US platform sits on job posting cost by platform, and all thirteen platforms are compared side by side on where to post a marketing role.
Read the meter
Four billing details that decide your final Craigslist invoice
The fee is the easy part, because Craigslist prints it before you pay. These four rules are what actually decide the total, and every one of them gets more expensive the further the role is from a single city.
One fee, one post, one city
Craigslist states that publishing a posting is a one time charge with no subscription and no additional charges. The fee covers one post in one category in one city. There is no plan to cancel and nothing renews by itself, which makes it the simplest bill in this family and the easiest to approve.
The price lives on the category page
Craigslist does not publish a list of fees by city. It publishes the $10 to $75 range and shows the fee for your area on the job category page, with a preview before you enter card details. Payment can only be made on the website or app at the moment you create the post.
A remote role pays again in every city
Craigslist is organised by geography, and posting the same ad in more than one city or category is against its posting rules. A remote marketing role therefore needs a separate paid post in each metro you want it seen in, which is how a $45 fee becomes a $375 search.
You cannot pay for placement, only for a new post
There is no boost, no featured slot and no pay per click. Listings sort by date, so a post slides down the page as new ads arrive, and employers commonly repost to resurface. Each repost is reported to be a new paid post, so visibility is bought by repeating the fee rather than raising it.
An honest read
When paying Craigslist is worth it, and when it is not
We sell job posts, so treat this section with the scepticism it deserves and check it against your own last three searches. Three of these six say do not spend the money, because on the wrong role that is the correct answer.
Worth paying for
The role is in person in one city
An office based coordinator, an event marketer or a part time social media hire for a local business is exactly what a geographic board is built for. One post, one city, one fee, and the people who answer can actually make the commute.
Worth paying for
You are hiring in a small market
At a reported $10 to $25, a post in a smaller market is the cheapest paid job listing in the country. For a hire where a subscription board would be overkill, there is no cheaper honest option.
Worth paying for
It is a genuine short gig
A weekend event, a product shoot or a one off flyer run belongs in gigs at a published $3 to $10. Paying a monthly board for three days of work would be the wrong purchase.
Save your money
The role is remote
Every additional city is another full fee, and cross posting one ad is not allowed. Five large metros is a reported $225 to $375 for a month and still misses most of the country, which is the opposite of what remote hiring is for.
Save your money
The role is a specialist marketing discipline
The people who can run lifecycle programs, marketing operations or technical SEO are rarely browsing local classifieds. A low fee that produces the wrong applicants is the expensive option once you count screening hours.
Save your money
You need to show a salary band and a company
Job seekers are widely reported to treat Craigslist job ads with caution because of scams, and serious marketers often skip them. A board where every card carries a USD salary band and a named employer earns the click a classified ad may not.
For comparison
The published alternative, one price, marketing roles only
MarketerJob lists marketing roles and nothing else, every card carries a USD salary band, and the price is on the site rather than behind a consultation. That is the whole trade against an auction: less reach, more certainty, and an audience that all does the job you are hiring for.
$149 / mo
One marketing role, live until you cancel, no auction running behind it.
$299 / mo
Featured placement, specialty spotlight and matched subscriber email, one live role a month.
$999
Unlimited active roles per month, for teams hiring continuously.
Frequently asked
Craigslist job posting cost questions employers actually search
How much does it cost to post a job on Craigslist?
Craigslist charges $10 to $75 to post a job in the United States, one time per post, with the exact fee set by your city and shown on the category page before you pay. Reporting puts the San Francisco Bay Area at $75, most large metros near $45 and small markets at $10 to $25.
Does Craigslist charge for job postings?
Yes. Craigslist lists job categories in the US and parts of Canada among the few paid posting types, at $10 to $75 depending on the area. Most personal posts on the site are free, which is why people expect job ads to be free as well, but in the US they are not.
How much is a Craigslist job posting?
Between $10 and $75 a post in the US, decided by the city. Craigslist publishes only the range, not a city list. Employers report $75 in the San Francisco Bay Area, about $45 in most large metros, $25 to $35 in mid size markets and $10 to $25 in smaller ones.
Does it cost money to post a job on Craigslist?
Yes, in every US job category. The fee is a one time charge of $10 to $75 per post, paid by card on the website or app when you create the ad. There is no subscription, no renewal and no additional charge after that, according to the Craigslist fees page.
What is the Craigslist job posting fee by city?
Craigslist does not publish a city by city list, only the $10 to $75 range. Reported figures put the San Francisco Bay Area at $75, most of the largest metros at $45, a broad tier of regional cities at $25 to $35 and small markets at $10 to $25. Sources disagree on New York, Los Angeles and Washington DC.
Can I post a job on Craigslist for free?
Not in a US job category, where every post carries a fee of $10 to $75. The gigs category is cheaper at a published $3 to $10, but it is meant for short paid work. Putting an ongoing marketing job there is the wrong category, and users can flag it off the site.
How long does a Craigslist job post last?
A paid Craigslist job post is reported to stay live for about 30 days. Because listings are sorted by date and there is no paid placement, most of the views arrive in the first few days, and employers often repost to climb back up. Each repost is reported to be charged as a new post.
Can I post one Craigslist job ad in multiple cities?
No. Craigslist is organised by city and its posting rules do not allow the same ad in more than one area or category. A remote role needs a separate paid post in each city, so five large metros at a reported $45 to $75 each is about $225 to $375 for one month.
Can I pay to boost a job ad on Craigslist?
No. Craigslist has no featured listings, no sponsored placement and no pay per click for job ads. Every post sorts by date. The only way to move back to the top is to post again, which is reported to cost the full fee again, so visibility is bought by repetition.
Is Craigslist good for hiring a marketer?
It is good for an in person, local marketing role in one city, especially in a smaller market where the fee is $10 to $25. It is weak for remote and specialist roles, because the fee repeats in every city and the audience is general. A remote marketing listing here is a published $149 a month.
Does Craigslist refund job posting fees?
Craigslist does not publish a refund policy on its fees page, and it states that publishing a posting is a one time charge. If a post is removed or flagged, assume the fee is spent. Billing questions go to the billing address Craigslist lists on its fees page.
How to read the figures on this page: Craigslist publishes a range of $10 to $75 per job post in the US and $3 to $10 per gig, and shows the exact fee for your city on the category page before payment. It does not publish a city by city list, so each per city figure here is what employers and independent US pricing trackers report, and sources disagree on several large metros. Fees are subject to change by Craigslist. Open your own city before you commit a budget. Craigslist is a trademark of its owner and is referenced here only for comparison.
Know the number before you spend it.
A Craigslist fee is cheap in one town and multiplies with every city a remote role has to reach. A marketing Starter listing here is $149 a month, with a salary band on every card and no invoice threshold running in the background.
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