Bid & Proposal Salary Index
All bid & proposal roles salary, Netherlands
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Netherlands.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from bid, proposal and tender adverts in Netherlands.
All bid & proposal roles salary, Netherlands
€66,074
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €57,000–€75,084.
240 adverts148 employersStrongUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 18 adverts paid in USD and 1 in GBP, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
€70,561
Range
€37,200–€447,928
Adverts stating pay
31%
240 of 779 adverts
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Of the 6 roles with enough adverts and employers to compare, Proposal Manager and Tender Manager share the highest median advertised salary, €72,000, and Bid Coordinator the lowest, €46,200. 3 more roles are marked Low data and not compared.
| Role | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Proposal Manager | €72,000 (€72,000)18 advertsIndicative | 18 | Indicative | |
| Tender Manager | €72,000 (€72,000)95 advertsStrong | 95 | Strong | |
| Bid Manager / Consultant | €63,780 (€63,780)67 advertsFair | 67 | Fair | |
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer | €59,400 (€59,400)28 advertsFair | 28 | Fair | |
| Bid / Proposal Writer | €58,482 (€58,482)11 advertsIndicative | 11 | Indicative | |
| Bid Coordinator | €46,200 (€46,200)17 advertsFair | 17 | Fair | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Pursuit & Pitch Manager | €97,125 (€97,125)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Bid Estimator | €60,000 (€60,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Work Winning & Pre-Construction Manager | €115,000 (€115,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | 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 →
Among the experience groups with enough adverts and employers to compare, the biggest jump is from Entry level to 2–5 years: +€15,342 (+34%).
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 €50,000–€100,000 than in any other band: 81% of the 240 we hold.
Median advertised base salary €66,074
Adverts per €50,000 band
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Of the 4 sectors with enough adverts and employers to compare, Manufacturing & industrial has the highest median advertised salary, €79,668, and Financial & professional services the lowest, €62,469. 9 more sectors are marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Manufacturing & industrial | €79,668 (€79,668)6 advertsIndicative | 6 | Indicative | |
| Construction | €73,185 (€73,185)30 advertsFair | 30 | Fair | |
| Facilities & support services | €66,390 (€66,390)8 advertsIndicative | 8 | Indicative | |
| Financial & professional services | €62,469 (€62,469)8 advertsIndicative | 8 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| IT & software | €56,228 (€56,228)28 adverts, 68% from one employerLow data | 2868% from one employer | Low data | |
| Defence & aerospace | €66,096 (€66,096)16 adverts, 88% from one employerLow data | 1688% from one employer | Low data | |
| Engineering services | €67,500 (€67,500)9 adverts, 56% from one employerLow data | 956% from one employer | Low data | |
| Education & training | €54,000 (€54,000)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data | |
| Energy & utilities | €61,536 (€61,536)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data | |
| Government & public sector | €57,546 (€57,546)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data | |
| Business consulting | €76,533 (€76,533)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €65,025 (€65,025)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Transport & logistics | €53,940 (€53,940)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
Based on the 135 of 240 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 →
Netherlands ranks 14th of the 60 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 240 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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–0.1% 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 €69,225 from 62 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 Netherlands stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 240 of the 779 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (31%): 139 in a structured field and 101 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. 43 of the 240 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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager | €72,000 | €72,000 | €60,060–€85,590 | 18 | 9 | Indicative | Yes |
| Tender Manager | €72,000 | €72,000 | €68,400–€75,600 | 95 | 63 | Strong | Yes |
| Bid Manager / Consultant | €63,780 | €63,780 | €61,536–€68,220 | 67 | 55 | Fair | Yes |
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer | €59,400 | €59,400 | €54,000–€66,096 | 28 | 17 | Fair | Yes |
| Bid / Proposal Writer | €58,482 | €58,482 | €45,000–€69,000 | 11 | 8 | Indicative | Yes |
| Bid Coordinator | €46,200 | €46,200 | €44,916–€52,842 | 17 | 13 | Fair | Yes |
| Pursuit & Pitch Manager | €97,125 | €97,125 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Bid Estimator | €60,000 | €60,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Work Winning & Pre-Construction Manager | €115,000 | €115,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €41,400 | €44,688 | €51,150 | 16 | Fair | +€15,342 (+34%) |
| 2–5 years | €52,577 | €60,030 | €63,300 | 64 | Strong | +€15,306 (+25%) |
| 5–10 years | €68,400 | €75,336 | €86,400 | 81 | Fair | +€8,664 (+12%) |
| 10+ years | €81,300 | €84,000 | €105,000 | 5 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | €57,000 | €66,026 | €70,204 | 74 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €0–€50,000 | 32 | 13% |
| €50,000–€100,000 | 195 | 81% |
| €100,000–€150,000 | 9 | 4% |
| €150,000–€200,000 | 1 | <1% |
| €200,000–€250,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €250,000–€300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| €300,000–€350,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €350,000–€400,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €400,000–€450,000 | 1 | <1% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industrial | €79,668 | €79,668 | €66,000–€105,000 | 6 | 5 | Indicative | Yes |
| Construction | €73,185 | €73,185 | €68,016–€82,080 | 30 | 20 | Fair | Yes |
| Facilities & support services | €66,390 | €66,390 | €37,443–€78,864 | 8 | 7 | Indicative | Yes |
| Financial & professional services | €62,469 | €62,469 | €51,000–€273,000 | 8 | 6 | Indicative | Yes |
| IT & software | €56,228 | €56,228 | €52,842–€60,768 | 28 | 9 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Defence & aerospace | €66,096 | €66,096 | €60,060–€73,788 | 16 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | €67,500 | €67,500 | €57,000–€81,300 | 9 | 5 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Education & training | €54,000 | €54,000 | Not available | 5 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | €61,536 | €61,536 | Not available | 5 | 5 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Government & public sector | €57,546 | €57,546 | Not available | 5 | 5 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | €76,533 | €76,533 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €65,025 | €65,025 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Transport & logistics | €53,940 | €53,940 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | €141,000 | $160,000 | 1 |
| United States | €99,100 | $112,500 | 3,932 |
| 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 | 716 |
| Germany | €57,600 | €57,600 | 422 |
| Canada | €55,900 | C$90,000 | 486 |
| 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 | 784 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Learning & development | 64% | 371 |
| Paid leave | 62% | 371 |
| Flexible working | 57% | 371 |
| Retirement & pension | 50% | 371 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 45% | 371 |
| Allowances & stipends | 44% | 371 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 44% | 371 |
| Bonus & incentive | 34% | 371 |
| Health & medical | 15% | 371 |
| Life & disability insurance | 6% | 371 |
| Family & care leave | 5% | 371 |
| Equity & ownership | 5% | 371 |
| Dependant education | 2% | 371 |
| Relocation & mobility | 2% | 371 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €66,048 | €57,746 | €71,972 | 50 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €66,000 | €54,363 | €75,600 | 80 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €69,225 | €57,750 | €77,475 | 62 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All bid & proposal roles in Netherlands | 31% | 28%–34% | 139 | 101 | 779 |
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