Bid & Proposal Salary Index
All bid & proposal roles salary, Germany
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Germany.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Germany.
All bid & proposal roles salary, Germany
€57,600
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €51,000–€67,500.
419 adverts299 employersStrongUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 4 adverts paid in USD and 1 in GBP, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
€62,767
Range
€33,660–€146,000
Adverts stating pay
26%
419 of 1,584 adverts
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Of the 6 roles with enough adverts and employers to compare, Bid / Proposal Writer has the highest median advertised salary, €67,500, and Bid Coordinator and Proposal Analyst / Engineer share the lowest, €55,000. 4 more roles are marked Low data and not compared.
| Role | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Bid / Proposal Writer | €67,500 (€67,500)10 advertsIndicative | 10 | Indicative | |
| Tender Manager | €62,500 (€62,500)79 advertsFair | 79 | Fair | |
| Bid Manager / Consultant | €57,600 (€57,600)186 advertsStrong | 186 | Strong | |
| Proposal Manager | €56,420 (€56,420)75 advertsStrong | 75 | Strong | |
| Bid Coordinator | €55,000 (€55,000)32 advertsFair | 32 | Fair | |
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer | €55,000 (€55,000)23 advertsStrong | 23 | Strong | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Pursuit & Pitch Manager | €145,500 (€145,500)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data | |
| Proposal Director / Head of Proposals | €94,000 (€94,000)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Capture Manager | €70,000 (€70,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data | |
| Bid Director / Head of Bids | €75,000 (€75,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
Each role's figure is the headline of its own page. The all-roles figure above pools every role, so it moves with the mix of roles advertised as well as with pay. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
The biggest jump is from 2–5 years to 5–10 years: +€15,000 (+27%).
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in €55,000–€60,000 than in any other band: 31% of the 419 we hold.
Median advertised base salary €57,600
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Of the 8 sectors with enough adverts and employers to compare, Energy & utilities has the highest median advertised salary, €69,500, and Construction the lowest, €55,000. 3 more sectors are marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Energy & utilities | €69,500 (€69,500)12 advertsFair | 12 | Fair | |
| Defence & aerospace | €66,000 (€66,000)16 advertsFair | 16 | Fair | |
| Engineering services | €66,000 (€66,000)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| IT & software | €65,000 (€65,000)32 advertsIndicative | 32 | Indicative | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €62,500 (€62,500)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| Transport & logistics | €57,600 (€57,600)17 advertsFair | 17 | Fair | |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €57,500 (€57,500)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| Construction | €55,000 (€55,000)7 advertsFair | 7 | Fair | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Facilities & support services | €57,500 (€57,500)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Financial & professional services | €47,750 (€47,750)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Business consulting | €85,000 (€85,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
Based on the 118 of 419 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 3 adverts name sectors outside these groups and are not shown. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
Germany ranks 20th of the 60 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 419 adverts. Russia has the highest available advertised median, based on 1 advert.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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Based on 1,119 adverts that discuss benefits, from 1,584 permanent-role adverts for All bid & proposal roles in Germany. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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+3.8% over 2 complete months (Aug 2026 to Sept 2026).
Short history: fewer than 6 complete months, so this is the change across them, not a yearly rate.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of €66,250 from 16 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Sept 2026 · short history
Day rates. No bid or proposal advert in Germany stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 419 of the 1,584 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (26%): 45 in a structured field and 374 found only in the advert text. Contract and part-time adverts are not counted here; contract day rates have their own line. AI reads salaries found only in advert text and can misread them. How we read and count salaries →
Estimated posting dates. 339 of the 419 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on them, so we recorded the day we collected them instead. They count in every window on this page and are left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
Includes 4 adverts paid in USD and 1 in GBP, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Role | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid / Proposal Writer | €67,500 | €67,500 | €48,000–€87,500 | 10 | 10 | Indicative | Yes |
| Tender Manager | €62,500 | €62,500 | €57,600–€66,000 | 79 | 68 | Fair | Yes |
| Bid Manager / Consultant | €57,600 | €57,600 | €55,000–€57,600 | 186 | 141 | Strong | Yes |
| Proposal Manager | €56,420 | €56,420 | €55,000–€57,600 | 75 | 55 | Strong | Yes |
| Bid Coordinator | €55,000 | €55,000 | €48,000–€57,500 | 32 | 29 | Fair | Yes |
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer | €55,000 | €55,000 | €55,000–€57,600 | 23 | 14 | Strong | Yes |
| Pursuit & Pitch Manager | €145,500 | €145,500 | Not available | 5 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Proposal Director / Head of Proposals | €94,000 | €94,000 | Not available | 4 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Capture Manager | €70,000 | €70,000 | Not available | 3 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Director / Head of Bids | €75,000 | €75,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €47,750 | €48,000 | €55,000 | 15 | Fair | +€7,000 (+15%) |
| 2–5 years | €48,750 | €55,000 | €61,875 | 34 | Fair | +€15,000 (+27%) |
| 5–10 years | €65,000 | €70,000 | €87,125 | 75 | Strong | +€10,250 (+15%) |
| 10+ years | €66,375 | €80,250 | €96,000 | 18 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | €48,000 | €55,000 | €65,000 | 277 | Strong | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €30,000–€35,000 | 1 | <1% |
| €35,000–€40,000 | 2 | <1% |
| €40,000–€45,000 | 1 | <1% |
| €45,000–€50,000 | 96 | 23% |
| €50,000–€55,000 | 10 | 2% |
| €55,000–€60,000 | 129 | 31% |
| €60,000–€65,000 | 23 | 5% |
| €65,000–€70,000 | 67 | 16% |
| €70,000–€75,000 | 35 | 8% |
| €75,000–€80,000 | 9 | 2% |
| €80,000–€85,000 | 7 | 2% |
| €85,000–€90,000 | 7 | 2% |
| €90,000–€95,000 | 8 | 2% |
| €95,000–€100,000 | 2 | <1% |
| €100,000–€105,000 | 1 | <1% |
| €105,000–€110,000 | 4 | 1% |
| €110,000–€115,000 | 1 | <1% |
| €115,000–€120,000 | 1 | <1% |
| €120,000–€125,000 | 7 | 2% |
| €125,000–€130,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €130,000–€135,000 | 5 | 1% |
| €135,000–€140,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €140,000–€145,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €145,000–€150,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy & utilities | €69,500 | €69,500 | €62,500–€74,000 | 12 | 6 | Fair | Yes |
| Defence & aerospace | €66,000 | €66,000 | €55,000–€70,000 | 16 | 5 | Fair | Yes |
| Engineering services | €66,000 | €66,000 | €48,000–€86,750 | 7 | 4 | Indicative | Yes |
| IT & software | €65,000 | €65,000 | €55,000–€72,500 | 32 | 17 | Indicative | Yes |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €62,500 | €62,500 | €48,000–€107,000 | 7 | 6 | Indicative | Yes |
| Transport & logistics | €57,600 | €57,600 | €55,000–€66,000 | 17 | 11 | Fair | Yes |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €57,500 | €57,500 | €48,000–€105,000 | 7 | 7 | Indicative | Yes |
| Construction | €55,000 | €55,000 | €51,000–€60,000 | 7 | 4 | Fair | Yes |
| Facilities & support services | €57,500 | €57,500 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | €47,750 | €47,750 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | €85,000 | €85,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | €141,000 | $160,000 | 1 |
| United States | €99,100 | $112,500 | 3,921 |
| Denmark | €80,300 | DKK600,000 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | €80,000 | €80,000 | 2 |
| Türkiye | €78,850 | €78,850 | 2 |
| Australia | €75,000 | A$122,287 | 23 |
| Czechia | €70,100 | Kč1,713,124 | 3 |
| Ireland | €70,000 | €70,000 | 55 |
| Japan | €69,100 | $78,431 | 6 |
| Switzerland | €68,250 | €68,250 | 18 |
| Belgium | €67,800 | €67,800 | 6 |
| Hong Kong | €67,700 | HK$603,481 | 4 |
| Peru | €66,900 | $75,950 | 1 |
| Netherlands | €66,074 | €66,074 | 240 |
| Sweden | €63,414 | €63,414 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico | €60,800 | $69,030 | 2 |
| New Zealand | €60,500 | NZ$121,677 | 2 |
| Singapore | €60,000 | S$87,000 | 18 |
| United Kingdom | €58,500 | £50,000 | 715 |
| Germany | €57,600 | €57,600 | 419 |
| Canada | €55,900 | C$90,000 | 483 |
| Austria | €55,000 | €55,000 | 22 |
| France | €50,000 | €50,000 | 112 |
| Cameroon | €49,700 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Finland | €48,000 | €48,000 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | €47,900 | SAR204,000 | 9 |
| Serbia | €46,400 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Lithuania | €44,670 | €44,670 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | €42,500 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Poland | €41,200 | zł180,010 | 21 |
| Spain | €40,000 | €40,000 | 89 |
| Portugal | €39,125 | €39,125 | 4 |
| Italy | €38,500 | €38,500 | 783 |
| Egypt | €38,000 | E£2,246,947 | 2 |
| China | €35,500 | CN¥270,000 | 13 |
| South Africa | €34,400 | R640,000 | 20 |
| Latvia | €33,000 | €33,000 | 3 |
| Qatar | €29,000 | QAR120,000 | 5 |
| Slovakia | €27,600 | €27,600 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | €27,300 | AED114,000 | 31 |
| Mexico | €25,500 | MX$525,650 | 31 |
| Greece | €24,525 | €24,525 | 4 |
| Guatemala | €20,900 | $23,700 | 2 |
| New Caledonia | €20,100 | $22,800 | 1 |
| Nicaragua | €18,000 | $20,400 | 1 |
| Romania | €17,000 | lei90,000 | 7 |
| Chile | €16,300 | CLP18,000,000 | 3 |
| Ukraine | €14,550 | €14,550 | 2 |
| Colombia | €14,300 | COP54,000,000 | 13 |
| Vietnam | €14,200 | ₫420,000,000 | 4 |
| Philippines | €11,800 | ₱839,462 | 42 |
| Malaysia | €10,400 | RM48,000 | 27 |
| Bangladesh | €10,000 | $11,400 | 1 |
| Kuwait | €9,430 | KWD3,300 | 1 |
| Brazil | €7,360 | R$43,500 | 32 |
| India | €4,140 | ₹450,000 | 456 |
| Pakistan | €3,810 | PKR1,200,000 | 9 |
| Indonesia | €3,600 | Rp73,200,000 | 1 |
| Nigeria | €2,980 | ₦4,500,000 | 8 |
| Sri Lanka | €2,950 | LKR1,110,000 | 1 |
| Dominican Republic | Shown in local currency only | DOP1,440,000 | 1 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
| Georgia | Shown in local currency only | ₾21,600 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 82% | 1,119 |
| Learning & development | 70% | 1,119 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 64% | 1,119 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 55% | 1,119 |
| Paid leave | 45% | 1,119 |
| Retirement & pension | 43% | 1,119 |
| Allowances & stipends | 38% | 1,119 |
| Bonus & incentive | 27% | 1,119 |
| Dependant education | 12% | 1,119 |
| Health & medical | 12% | 1,119 |
| Life & disability insurance | 9% | 1,119 |
| Equity & ownership | 7% | 1,119 |
| Family & care leave | 6% | 1,119 |
| Relocation & mobility | 2% | 1,119 |
| Housing allowance | 1% | 1,119 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €66,250 | €55,000 | €107,000 | 28 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €68,750 | €55,000 | €82,500 | 26 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €66,250 | €53,250 | €82,250 | 16 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All bid & proposal roles in Germany | 26% | 24%–29% | 45 | 374 | 1,584 |
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