Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Director / Head of Bids salary, United States
Advertised base salaries from Bid Director / Head of Bids adverts in United States.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Director / Head of Bids adverts in United States.
Bid Director / Head of Bids salary, United States
$199,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within $156,375–$204,750 (approximate).
8 adverts8 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
$188,125
Range
$140,000–$250,500
Adverts stating pay
53%
8 of 15 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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View BidMaster™$140,000–$145,000 and $200,000–$205,000 tie for the most adverts: 2 each, or 25% of the 8 apiece.
Median advertised base salary $199,000
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.
Based on the 2 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 →
United States has the highest available advertised median among the 6 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 8 adverts.
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 100% of the 3 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 3 adverts that discuss benefits, from 15 permanent-role adverts for Bid Director / Head of Bids in United States. 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 United States stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 8 of the 15 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (53%, Low data): 7 in a structured field and 1 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 8 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 | 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 | $156,375 | $199,000 | $204,750 | 8 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $140,000–$145,000 | 2 | 25% |
| $145,000–$150,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $150,000–$155,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $155,000–$160,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $160,000–$165,000 | 1 | 13% |
| $165,000–$170,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $170,000–$175,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $175,000–$180,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $180,000–$185,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $185,000–$190,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $190,000–$195,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $195,000–$200,000 | 1 | 13% |
| $200,000–$205,000 | 2 | 25% |
| $205,000–$210,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $210,000–$215,000 | 1 | 13% |
| $215,000–$220,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $220,000–$225,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $225,000–$230,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $230,000–$235,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $235,000–$240,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $240,000–$245,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $245,000–$250,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $250,000–$255,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business consulting | $203,000 | $203,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | $250,500 | $250,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $199,000 | $199,000 | 8 |
| Ireland | $144,000 | £108,050 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | $103,000 | £77,500 | 18 |
| Canada | $100,000 | C$141,788 | 6 |
| Germany | $85,200 | €75,000 | 2 |
| Italy | $78,900 | €69,500 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 3 |
| Health & medical | 67% | 3 |
| Paid leave | 67% | 3 |
| Life & disability insurance | 33% | 3 |
| Retirement & pension | 33% | 3 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 33% | 3 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | $203,000 | $203,000 | $210,000 | 5 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Director / Head of Bids in United States | 53% | 30%–75% | 7 | 1 | 15 |
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