Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Analyst / Engineer salary, Canada
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Analyst / Engineer adverts in Canada.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Analyst / Engineer adverts in Canada.
Proposal Analyst / Engineer salary, Canada
C$80,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within C$77,875–C$92,125.
12 adverts9 employersFairUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to CAD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
C$82,839
Range
C$53,102–C$113,467
Adverts stating pay
18%
12 of 67 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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View BidMaster™More adverts land in C$72,000–C$81,000 than in any other band: 50% of the 12 we hold.
Median advertised base salary C$80,000
Adverts per C$9,000 band
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That is the median advertised base salary across the 12 Proposal Analyst or Engineer adverts in Canada in the last 90 days. See who's hiring now, or register and we'll bring the roles to you.
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.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence & aerospace | C$86,250 (C$86,250)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Financial & professional services | C$80,000 (C$80,000)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Facilities & support services | C$78,000 (C$78,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| IT & software | C$65,000 (C$65,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | C$92,000 (C$92,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 7 of 12 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 →
Canada ranks 11th of the 31 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 12 adverts. Czechia 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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Based on 34 adverts that discuss benefits, from 67 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Analyst / Engineer in Canada. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 2 complete months so far. We need two to measure a trend.
Oct 2026 so far: C$92,000 from 1 advert. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend. Low data.
3 months so far
Day rates. No Proposal Analyst / Engineer advert in Canada stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 12 of the 67 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (18%, Low data): 6 in a structured field and 6 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. 3 of the 12 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 →
Includes 1 advert paid in USD, converted to CAD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | C$65,000 | C$65,000 | C$65,000 | 1 | Low data | +C$15,000 (+23%) |
| 2–5 years | C$80,000 | C$80,000 | C$92,000 | 5 | Low data | No change |
| 5–10 years | C$80,000 | C$80,000 | C$80,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | C$77,500 | C$80,000 | C$102,500 | 5 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C$45,000–C$54,000 | 1 | 8% |
| C$54,000–C$63,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$63,000–C$72,000 | 1 | 8% |
| C$72,000–C$81,000 | 6 | 50% |
| C$81,000–C$90,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$90,000–C$99,000 | 2 | 17% |
| C$99,000–C$108,000 | 1 | 8% |
| C$108,000–C$117,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence & aerospace | C$86,250 | C$86,250 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | C$80,000 | C$80,000 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Facilities & support services | C$78,000 | C$78,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | C$65,000 | C$65,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | C$92,000 | C$92,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | C$197,000 | $138,850 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | C$147,000 | $103,740 | 1 |
| United States | C$144,000 | $101,700 | 247 |
| France | C$113,000 | €70,000 | 9 |
| Poland | C$99,500 | €61,777 | 2 |
| Netherlands | C$96,600 | €60,000 | 27 |
| Ireland | C$90,600 | €56,250 | 2 |
| Germany | C$88,600 | €55,000 | 23 |
| Switzerland | C$88,600 | €55,000 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | C$80,100 | £42,500 | 51 |
| Canada | C$80,000 | C$80,000 | 12 |
| Austria | C$72,100 | €44,757 | 2 |
| Italy | C$64,400 | €40,000 | 254 |
| Qatar | C$64,300 | QAR165,000 | 2 |
| China | C$63,500 | CN¥300,000 | 3 |
| South Africa | C$60,600 | R700,000 | 5 |
| Singapore | C$60,000 | S$54,000 | 4 |
| Spain | C$58,000 | €36,000 | 18 |
| United Arab Emirates | C$32,400 | AED84,000 | 9 |
| Romania | C$27,000 | lei88,500 | 4 |
| Chile | C$26,200 | CLP18,000,000 | 1 |
| Vietnam | C$22,900 | ₫420,000,000 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | C$22,700 | SAR60,000 | 1 |
| Mexico | C$20,200 | MX$258,000 | 6 |
| Malaysia | C$19,800 | RM57,000 | 6 |
| Philippines | C$19,000 | ₱840,000 | 5 |
| Brazil | C$13,100 | R$48,000 | 14 |
| Colombia | C$12,800 | COP30,000,000 | 3 |
| Egypt | C$12,300 | E£450,000 | 1 |
| India | C$7,100 | ₹480,000 | 95 |
| Nigeria | C$5,120 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 85% | 34 |
| Health & medical | 24% | 34 |
| Learning & development | 21% | 34 |
| Retirement & pension | 21% | 34 |
| Bonus & incentive | 15% | 34 |
| Life & disability insurance | 15% | 34 |
| Paid leave | 15% | 34 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 15% | 34 |
| Equity & ownership | 9% | 34 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 9% | 34 |
| Allowances & stipends | 6% | 34 |
| Family & care leave | 3% | 34 |
| Relocation & mobility | 3% | 34 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | C$80,000 | C$79,000 | C$80,000 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Sept 2026 | C$80,000 | C$72,500 | C$86,250 | 3 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | C$92,000 | C$92,000 | C$92,000 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer in Canada | 18% | 11%–29% | 6 | 6 | 67 |
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