Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Estimator salary, Canada, 2–5 years
Advertised base salaries from Bid Estimator adverts in Canada.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Estimator adverts in Canada.
Bid Estimator salary, Canada, 2–5 years
C$90,092
advertised base salary, 2–5 years · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 6 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
Permanent roles stating pay
8%
1 of 12 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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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.
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in C$90,000–C$99,000.
Advertised base salary C$90,092
Adverts per C$9,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Engineering & Manufacturing, at an advertised salary of C$90,092 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the one advert, whose sector we know, read from the advert. Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
Canada ranks 4th of the 17 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 7 adverts. United Kingdom has the highest available advertised median, based on 7 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International RecruitmentHealth & medical, Life & disability insurance and Wellbeing & lifestyle are named equally often, each in 50% of the 6 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 6 adverts that discuss benefits, from 12 permanent-role adverts for Bid Estimator in Canada at 2–5 years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
Day rate, all experience levels
C$900 /day
advertised day rate · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataAdverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 6 Nov 2026
Day rates are advertised per day. We do not convert them to annual salaries.
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4 months so far · axis does not start at zero
How many adverts say what they pay. 1 of the 12 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (8%, Low data): 0 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 →
| Band | Lower quarter | Advertised salary | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | C$95,000 | C$95,000 | C$95,000 | 1 | Low data | –C$4,908 (–5%) |
| 2–5 years | C$90,092 | C$90,092 | C$90,092 | 1 | Low data | +C$18,908 (+21%) |
| 5–10 years | C$104,500 | C$109,000 | C$113,500 | 2 | Low data | –C$16,500 (–15%) |
| 10+ years | C$92,500 | C$92,500 | C$92,500 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | C$79,938 | C$92,625 | C$105,313 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C$90,000–C$99,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering & Manufacturing | C$90,092 | C$90,092 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | C$140,000 | £75,000 | 7 |
| United States | C$133,000 | $95,000 | 147 |
| Luxembourg | C$117,000 | €75,000 | 1 |
| Canada | C$95,000 | C$95,000 | 7 |
| Netherlands | C$81,800 | €52,404 | 3 |
| Ireland | C$70,200 | €45,000 | 1 |
| Italy | C$62,600 | €40,100 | 12 |
| France | C$58,500 | €37,500 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | C$56,000 | AED147,200 | 2 |
| Spain | C$49,200 | €31,500 | 2 |
| Slovakia | C$43,100 | €27,600 | 1 |
| Poland | C$38,300 | zł108,000 | 4 |
| Malaysia | C$37,200 | RM108,000 | 1 |
| Mexico | C$26,600 | MX$360,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | C$18,600 | R222,000 | 1 |
| India | C$7,500 | ₹510,000 | 8 |
| Pakistan | C$3,630 | PKR720,000 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Health & medical | 50% | 6 |
| Life & disability insurance | 50% | 6 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 50% | 6 |
| Flexible working | 33% | 6 |
| Learning & development | 33% | 6 |
| Paid leave | 33% | 6 |
| Retirement & pension | 33% | 6 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 33% | 6 |
| Bonus & incentive | 17% | 6 |
| Family & care leave | 17% | 6 |
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | C$118,000 | C$118,000 | C$118,000 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | C$97,500 | C$96,250 | C$98,750 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | C$92,500 | C$92,500 | C$92,500 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Nov 2026 | C$78,671 | C$72,960 | C$84,381 | 2 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Estimator in Canada, 2–5 years | 8% | 1%–35% | 0 | 1 | 12 |
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