Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Designer salary, United States
Advertised base salaries from Bid Designer adverts in United States.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Designer adverts in United States.
Bid Designer salary, United States
$82,500
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within $65,000–$102,500.
24 adverts23 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
$84,640
Range
$30,000–$132,500
Adverts stating pay
50%
24 of 48 adverts · Low data
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Every step here involves an experience group marked Low data, so none is called the biggest. The steps are in the table below.
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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Median advertised base salary $82,500
Adverts per $5,000 band
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Every sector figure here is marked Low data, with too few adverts or employers to compare sectors, so they are listed by number of adverts.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence & aerospace | $103,000 ($103,000)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data |
| Business consulting | $95,000 ($95,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| IT & software | $90,000 ($90,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data |
| Engineering services | $80,000 ($80,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Education & training | $52,500 ($52,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Energy & utilities | $76,066 ($76,066)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 14 of 24 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
United States ranks 2nd of the 5 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 24 adverts. Spain 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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International RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 57% of the 7 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 7 adverts that discuss benefits, from 48 permanent-role adverts for Bid Designer in United States. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 1 of 2 complete months has 6 or more advertised salaries.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of $82,500 from 7 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend.
3 months so far
Day rates. No Bid Designer advert in United States stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 24 of the 48 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (50%, Low data): 22 in a structured field and 2 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. 3 of the 24 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 →
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $52,500 | $52,500 | $52,500 | 2 | Low data | +$11,783 (+22%) |
| 2–5 years | $58,391 | $64,283 | $70,174 | 2 | Low data | +$35,217 (+55%) |
| 5–10 years | $84,375 | $99,500 | $109,375 | 10 | Indicative | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 1 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | $65,000 | $81,250 | $98,000 | 10 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $30,000–$35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| $35,000–$40,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $40,000–$45,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $45,000–$50,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $50,000–$55,000 | 3 | 13% |
| $55,000–$60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $60,000–$65,000 | 1 | 4% |
| $65,000–$70,000 | 2 | 8% |
| $70,000–$75,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $75,000–$80,000 | 2 | 8% |
| $80,000–$85,000 | 4 | 17% |
| $85,000–$90,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $90,000–$95,000 | 1 | 4% |
| $95,000–$100,000 | 3 | 13% |
| $100,000–$105,000 | 2 | 8% |
| $105,000–$110,000 | 1 | 4% |
| $110,000–$115,000 | 1 | 4% |
| $115,000–$120,000 | 2 | 8% |
| $120,000–$125,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $125,000–$130,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $130,000–$135,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence & aerospace | $103,000 | $103,000 | Not available | 4 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | $95,000 | $95,000 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | $90,000 | $90,000 | Not available | 3 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | $80,000 | $80,000 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Education & training | $52,500 | $52,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | $76,066 | $76,066 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | $156,000 | $156,000 | 1 |
| United States | $82,500 | $82,500 | 24 |
| United Kingdom | $74,100 | £55,750 | 2 |
| Italy | $33,800 | €29,750 | 6 |
| India | $1,500 | ₹144,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 57% | 7 |
| Health & medical | 43% | 7 |
| Learning & development | 43% | 7 |
| Paid leave | 43% | 7 |
| Retirement & pension | 43% | 7 |
| Allowances & stipends | 14% | 7 |
| Equity & ownership | 14% | 7 |
| Life & disability insurance | 14% | 7 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 14% | 7 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $102,500 | $86,500 | $111,925 | 4 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | $81,250 | $65,000 | $96,750 | 10 | no | no, not enough complete months for a trend yet |
| Oct 2026 | $82,500 | $77,283 | $99,500 | 7 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Designer in United States | 50% | 36%–64% | 22 | 2 | 48 |
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