Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, Netherlands, Entry level
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer adverts in Netherlands.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Bid / Proposal Writer adverts in Netherlands.
Bid / Proposal Writer salary, Netherlands, Entry level
€45,903
advertised base salary, Entry level · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Range
€41,400–€50,406
Adverts stating pay
100%
all 2 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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Advertised base salary €45,903
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Construction, at an advertised salary of €41,400 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the 1 of 2 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 →
Netherlands ranks 8th of the 17 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 11 adverts. Japan 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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Bid / Proposal Writer, Netherlands€58,482from 11 adverts
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Not enough complete history: 2 complete months so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of €63,000 from 3 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
3 months so far
Day rates. No Bid / Proposal Writer advert in Netherlands, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. All 2 adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary: 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 | €43,652 | €45,903 | €48,155 | 2 | Low data | +€20,097 (+44%) |
| 2–5 years | €64,500 | €66,000 | €67,500 | 2 | Low data | –€7,518 (–11%) |
| 5–10 years | €58,482 | €58,482 | €58,482 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | €54,600 | €59,682 | €67,500 | 6 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €40,000–€45,000 | 1 | 50% |
| €45,000–€50,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €50,000–€55,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | €41,400 | €41,400 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | €167,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | €82,300 | $93,500 | 1 |
| Spain | €81,500 | $92,500 | 1 |
| United States | €79,300 | $90,000 | 250 |
| Germany | €67,500 | €67,500 | 10 |
| France | €64,632 | €64,632 | 2 |
| Ireland | €58,750 | €58,750 | 4 |
| Netherlands | €58,482 | €58,482 | 11 |
| United Kingdom | €52,700 | £45,000 | 136 |
| Cameroon | €49,700 | £42,500 | 1 |
| Canada | €43,500 | C$70,000 | 63 |
| Saudi Arabia | €39,800 | £34,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | €29,000 | R540,000 | 3 |
| Italy | €24,972 | €24,972 | 1 |
| Greece | €23,925 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | €8,430 | ₱600,000 | 5 |
| India | €5,930 | ₹645,000 | 22 |
No benefits were identified for Bid / Proposal Writer in Netherlands at Entry level.
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €51,741 | €48,371 | €55,112 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | €54,012 | €47,706 | €55,188 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | €63,000 | €56,703 | €66,000 | 3 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid / Proposal Writer in Netherlands, Entry level | 100% | 34%–100% | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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