Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader salary, United States, 10+ years
Advertised base salaries from Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader adverts in United States.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader adverts in United States.
Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader salary, United States, 10+ years
$178,000
median advertised base salary, 10+ years
Half of these advertised salaries fall within $147,000–$178,000 (approximate).
5 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Average (mean)
$162,700
Range
$132,500–$178,000
Permanent roles stating pay
63%
5 of 8 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Median advertised base salary $178,000
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 all 5 adverts, every one with a known sector, read from the advert. Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
United States has the highest available advertised median among the 10 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 5 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, Health & medical and Learning & development are named equally often, each in 75% of the 4 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 4 adverts that discuss benefits, from 8 permanent-role adverts for Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader in United States at 10+ years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Day rates. No Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader 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. 5 of the 8 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (63%, Low data): 5 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 | 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 | $147,000 | $178,000 | $178,000 | 5 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $130,000–$135,000 | 1 | 20% |
| $135,000–$140,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $140,000–$145,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $145,000–$150,000 | 1 | 20% |
| $150,000–$155,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $155,000–$160,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $160,000–$165,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $165,000–$170,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $170,000–$175,000 | 0 | 0% |
| $175,000–$180,000 | 3 | 60% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering & Manufacturing | $178,000 | $178,000 | Not available | 4 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Construction & Infrastructure | $132,500 | $132,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $178,000 | $178,000 | 5 |
| Australia | $140,000 | A$200,000 | 1 |
| Netherlands | $128,000 | €115,000 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | $97,100 | £72,500 | 3 |
| Germany | $94,500 | €84,575 | 2 |
| Italy | $58,100 | €52,000 | 13 |
| Spain | $42,500 | €38,000 | 1 |
| Chile | $32,700 | CLP32,400,000 | 1 |
| Ukraine | $17,400 | €15,600 | 1 |
| India | $12,900 | ₹1,225,000 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 75% | 4 |
| Health & medical | 75% | 4 |
| Learning & development | 75% | 4 |
| Family & care leave | 50% | 4 |
| Life & disability insurance | 50% | 4 |
| Retirement & pension | 50% | 4 |
| Allowances & stipends | 25% | 4 |
| Paid leave | 25% | 4 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 25% | 4 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 25% | 4 |
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | $178,000 | $178,000 | $178,000 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | $139,750 | $136,125 | $143,375 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Tendering / Tender Team Leader in United States, 10+ years | 63% | 31%–86% | 5 | 0 | 8 |
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