Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader salary, Canada
Advertised base salaries from Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader adverts in Canada.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader adverts in Canada.
Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader salary, Canada
C$107,116
advertised base salary · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 13 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 13 Nov 2026
Permanent roles stating pay
17%
1 of 6 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in C$99,000–C$108,000.
Advertised base salary C$107,116
Adverts per C$9,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, at an advertised salary of C$107,116 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 4 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 1 advert. United States has the highest available advertised median, based on 53 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 RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 100% of the 2 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 2 adverts that discuss benefits, from 6 permanent-role adverts for Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader in Canada. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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No complete month yet, so there is no trend to measure.
Nov 2026 so far: C$107,116 from 1 advert. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
1 month so far
Day rates. No Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader advert in Canada stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 1 of the 6 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (17%, 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 | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | C$107,116 | C$107,116 | C$107,116 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C$99,000–C$108,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences | C$107,116 | C$107,116 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | C$210,000 | $150,000 | 53 |
| Germany | C$153,000 | €98,000 | 1 |
| Italy | C$113,000 | €72,500 | 3 |
| Canada | C$107,116 | C$107,116 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 2 |
| Bonus & incentive | 50% | 2 |
| Dependant education | 50% | 2 |
| Family & care leave | 50% | 2 |
| Health & medical | 50% | 2 |
| Learning & development | 50% | 2 |
| Paid leave | 50% | 2 |
| Retirement & pension | 50% | 2 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 50% | 2 |
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | C$107,116 | C$107,116 | C$107,116 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Proposals / Proposal Team Leader in Canada | 17% | 3%–56% | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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