Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid / Proposal Writer / Author salary, Italy, Entry level
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer / Author adverts in Italy.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer / Author adverts in Italy.
Bid / Proposal Writer / Author salary, Italy, Entry level
€29,000
advertised base salary, Entry level · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Range
€28,000–€30,000
Permanent roles stating pay
50%
2 of 4 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.
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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Advertised base salary €29,000
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 both adverts, whose sectors 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 →
Italy ranks 8th of the 15 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 7 adverts. Japan has the highest available advertised median, based on 1 advert.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 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 2 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 2 adverts that discuss benefits, from 4 permanent-role adverts for Bid / Proposal Writer / Author in Italy at Entry level. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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2 months so far
Day rates. No Bid / Proposal Writer / Author advert in Italy, 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): 0 in a structured field and 2 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 | €28,500 | €29,000 | €29,500 | 2 | Low data | +€9,000 (+31%) |
| 2–5 years | €34,368 | €38,000 | €38,875 | 4 | Low data | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 5 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | €24,972 | €24,972 | €24,972 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €25,000–€30,000 | 1 | 50% |
| €30,000–€35,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT & Technology Services | €28,000 | €28,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Security & Justice | €30,000 | €30,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | €170,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| United States | €80,700 | $90,200 | 336 |
| Netherlands | €63,000 | €63,000 | 15 |
| Ireland | €58,750 | €58,750 | 4 |
| United Kingdom | €53,400 | £44,500 | 146 |
| France | €50,000 | €50,000 | 3 |
| Canada | €44,900 | C$70,000 | 62 |
| Italy | €30,000 | €30,000 | 7 |
| Spain | €30,000 | €30,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | €27,400 | R510,000 | 2 |
| Greece | €23,925 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | €8,430 | ₱600,000 | 5 |
| India | €5,940 | ₹630,000 | 25 |
| Pakistan | €3,490 | PKR1,080,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | €1,210 | $1,350 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 2 |
| Allowances & stipends | 50% | 2 |
| Health & medical | 50% | 2 |
| Learning & development | 50% | 2 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | €27,486 | €24,972 | €32,125 | 4 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | €37,500 | €32,750 | €38,750 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid / Proposal Writer / Author in Italy, Entry level | 50% | 15%–85% | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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