Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Director / Head of Bids salary, Canada, 10+ years
Advertised base salaries from Bid Director / Head of Bids adverts in Canada.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Director / Head of Bids adverts in Canada.
Bid Director / Head of Bids salary, Canada, 10+ years
C$148,575
median advertised base salary, 10+ years
Half of these advertised salaries fall within C$134,856–C$148,575 (approximate).
8 adverts4 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to CAD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
C$147,817
Range
C$134,425–C$184,384
Adverts stating pay
28%
8 of 29 adverts · Low data
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in C$144,000–C$153,000 than in any other band: 50% of the 8 we hold.
Median advertised base salary C$148,575
Adverts per C$9,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Construction, at a median advertised salary of C$148,575 from 5 adverts, marked Low data.
Based on the 5 of 8 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 →
Canada ranks 3rd of the 6 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 8 adverts. United States has the highest available advertised median, based on 9 adverts.
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 9 adverts that discuss benefits, from 29 permanent-role adverts for Bid Director / Head of Bids in Canada at 10+ years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Day rates. No Bid Director / Head of Bids advert in Canada, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 8 of the 29 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (28%, Low data): 3 in a structured field and 5 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. 1 of the 8 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on it, so we recorded the day we collected it instead. It counts in every window on this page and is left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to CAD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | C$134,856 | C$148,575 | C$148,575 | 8 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C$126,000–C$135,000 | 2 | 25% |
| C$135,000–C$144,000 | 1 | 13% |
| C$144,000–C$153,000 | 4 | 50% |
| C$153,000–C$162,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$162,000–C$171,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$171,000–C$180,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$180,000–C$189,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | C$148,575 | C$148,575 | Not available | 5 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | C$277,000 | $195,000 | 9 |
| Ireland | C$204,000 | £108,050 | 1 |
| Canada | C$148,575 | C$148,575 | 8 |
| United Kingdom | C$146,000 | £77,500 | 18 |
| Germany | C$121,000 | €75,000 | 2 |
| Italy | C$112,000 | €69,500 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Learning & development | 78% | 9 |
| Health & medical | 56% | 9 |
| Paid leave | 56% | 9 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 56% | 9 |
| Flexible working | 44% | 9 |
| Retirement & pension | 44% | 9 |
| Allowances & stipends | 22% | 9 |
| Family & care leave | 22% | 9 |
| Life & disability insurance | 22% | 9 |
| Dependant education | 11% | 9 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | C$148,575 | C$148,575 | C$148,575 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | C$141,788 | C$134,856 | C$157,527 | 4 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Director / Head of Bids in Canada, 10+ years | 28% | 15%–46% | 3 | 5 | 29 |
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