The invention relates to a welding wire for steel-copper dissimilar metal submerged-arc welding and a welding method of the welding wirearc, belonging to the field of submerged-arc welding. The welding wire comprises the following chemical components in percentage by weight: 0.05-0.15% of arcbon, 0.80-2.10% of manganese, 0.07-0.95% of silicon, 0-0.03% of sulphur, 0-0.03% of phosphorus, 0.20-0.35% of copper, 0-0.20% of chromium, 0-0.30% of nickel and the balance of iron; the welding method comprises the following steps that: before being welded, a copper plate and a steel plate are not preheated; the steel plate and the copper plate are fixed by using gas shield welding spot welding; steel-copper dissimilar metal submerged-arc welding wires are used for matching with SJ101 welding flux so as to carry out submerged-arc welding; when being welded, the welding wire deviates 4mm-8mm from the side of the copper plate; the welding current is 396-630A; the welding voltage is 35-40V; and the welding speed is 23-30m/h. The welding joint obtained by the welding method provided by the invention has the characteristics of good mechanical performance, high efficiency, beautiful appearance and little crack, etc.