Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid Estimator salary, United States
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
$92,500
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within $75,000–$108,750.
107 adverts83 employersFairUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
$94,512
Range
$22,500–$185,000
Adverts stating pay
38%
107 of 285 adverts
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.
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in $95,000–$100,000 than in any other band: 11% of the 107 we hold.
Median advertised base salary $92,500
Adverts per $5,000 band
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Construction is the only sector with enough adverts and employers to compare, at a median advertised salary of $85,000. 5 more sectors are marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Construction | $85,000 ($85,000)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Energy & utilities | $82,500 ($82,500)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Engineering services | $68,750 ($68,750)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Financial & professional services | $125,000 ($125,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | $170,000 ($170,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Manufacturing & industrial | $119,120 ($119,120)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
Based on the 17 of 107 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 1 advert names a sector outside these groups and is not shown. 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 →
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International RecruitmentHealth & medical is named most often, in 57% of the 42 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 42 adverts that discuss benefits, from 285 permanent-role adverts for Bid Estimator in United States. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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+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 stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 107 of the 285 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (38%): 95 in a structured field and 12 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. 19 of the 107 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 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| $20,000–$25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $25,000–$30,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $30,000–$35,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $35,000–$40,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $40,000–$45,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $45,000–$50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $50,000–$55,000 | 4 | 4% |
| $55,000–$60,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $60,000–$65,000 | 5 | 5% |
| $65,000–$70,000 | 4 | 4% |
| $70,000–$75,000 | 6 | 6% |
| $75,000–$80,000 | 10 | 9% |
| $80,000–$85,000 | 8 | 7% |
| $85,000–$90,000 | 7 | 7% |
| $90,000–$95,000 | 7 | 7% |
| $95,000–$100,000 | 12 | 11% |
| $100,000–$105,000 | 10 | 9% |
| $105,000–$110,000 | 3 | 3% |
| $110,000–$115,000 | 5 | 5% |
| $115,000–$120,000 | 6 | 6% |
| $120,000–$125,000 | 2 | 2% |
| $125,000–$130,000 | 2 | 2% |
| $130,000–$135,000 | 2 | 2% |
| $135,000–$140,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $140,000–$145,000 | 3 | 3% |
| $145,000–$150,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $150,000–$155,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $155,000–$160,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $160,000–$165,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $165,000–$170,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $170,000–$175,000 | 1 | 1% |
| $175,000–$180,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $180,000–$185,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $185,000–$190,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | $85,000 | $85,000 | $70,000–$144,000 | 7 | 6 | Indicative | Yes |
| Energy & utilities | $82,500 | $82,500 | Not available | 4 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | $68,750 | $68,750 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | $125,000 | $125,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | $170,000 | $170,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Health & medical | 57% | 42 |
| Retirement & pension | 48% | 42 |
| Bonus & incentive | 26% | 42 |
| Paid leave | 24% | 42 |
| Learning & development | 21% | 42 |
| Flexible working | 17% | 42 |
| Life & disability insurance | 12% | 42 |
| Equity & ownership | 10% | 42 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 5% | 42 |
| Allowances & stipends | 2% | 42 |
| Dependant education | 2% | 42 |
| Family & care leave | 2% | 42 |
| Relocation & mobility | 2% | 42 |
| 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 | 38% | 32%–43% | 95 | 12 | 285 |
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