Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Estimator salary, United States, 2–5 years
Advertised base salaries from Bid Estimator adverts in United States.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid Estimator adverts in United States.
Bid Estimator salary, United States, 2–5 years
$94,560
advertised base salary, 2–5 years · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Range
$70,000–$119,120
Adverts stating pay
50%
2 of 4 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
Recruiting a Bid Estimator?
Benchmark it, then fill it
We've placed bid professionals since 2002. Tell us the role and we'll tell you where the salary should sit.
Need one tomorrow?
Find freelance bid consultants
800+ vetted bid consultants, available on demand.
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.
Need to develop your skills? Try BidMaster™ and climb the career ladder.
View BidMaster™No band holds more than one of the 2 adverts we hold.
Advertised base salary $94,560
Adverts per $5,000 band
For employers
Setting the salary for a Bid Estimator?
Advertised pay is only half the story. We can tell you what offers are being accepted for this role.
For Bid Estimators
Know your number? Now find the role.
Register with us and hear about bid roles before they're advertised.
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 both adverts, whose sectors 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 4th of the 11 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 107 adverts. United Kingdom 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 →
Building a bid team in another country? We recruit bid, proposal and tender professionals worldwide.
International Recruitment5 benefit categories are named equally often, each in 50% of the 2 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 2 adverts that discuss benefits, from 4 permanent-role adverts for Bid Estimator in United States at 2–5 years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
Short on bid capacity?
Bid writing support for your next tender
Experienced bid managers and writers, matched to your sector.
+8.3% 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 $93,750 from 10 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 Estimator advert in United States, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 2 of the 4 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (50%, Low data): 2 in a structured field and 0 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 | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $52,500 | $61,000 | $66,000 | 5 | Low data | +$33,560 (+55%) |
| 2–5 years | $82,280 | $94,560 | $106,840 | 2 | Low data | +$12,940 (+14%) |
| 5–10 years | $93,750 | $107,500 | $127,500 | 39 | Fair | –$7,660 (–7%) |
| 10+ years | $99,840 | $99,840 | $99,840 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | $70,000 | $83,750 | $97,500 | 60 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $70,000–$75,000 | 1 | 50% |
| $75,000–$80,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $80,000–$85,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $85,000–$90,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $90,000–$95,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $95,000–$100,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $100,000–$105,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $105,000–$110,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $110,000–$115,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $115,000–$120,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy & utilities | $70,000 | $70,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | $119,120 | $119,120 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $99,600 | £75,000 | 1 |
| Canada | $97,800 | C$138,750 | 2 |
| Singapore | $93,900 | S$120,000 | 1 |
| United States | $92,500 | $92,500 | 107 |
| Netherlands | $68,100 | €60,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | $60,700 | AED223,000 | 1 |
| Italy | $47,900 | €42,199 | 4 |
| Slovakia | $31,300 | €27,600 | 1 |
| Mexico | $30,000 | $30,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | $13,500 | R222,000 | 1 |
| Pakistan | $2,810 | PKR780,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Bonus & incentive | 50% | 2 |
| Flexible working | 50% | 2 |
| Health & medical | 50% | 2 |
| Paid leave | 50% | 2 |
| Retirement & pension | 50% | 2 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $90,000 | $77,500 | $100,000 | 26 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | $97,500 | $80,000 | $115,000 | 50 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | $93,750 | $67,000 | $99,960 | 10 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Estimator in United States, 2–5 years | 50% | 15%–85% | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Need help writing a Bid Estimator job description?
Start from one of our free bid role templates, then advertise the role to bid professionals across our network.
Employers
Advertise a Bid Estimator job
You want the best bid candidates. We have the best network. Advertise your bid jobs.