Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Analyst / Engineer salary, South Africa, Entry level
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Analyst / Engineer adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Analyst / Engineer adverts in South Africa.
Proposal Analyst / Engineer salary, South Africa, Entry level
R300,000
advertised base salary, Entry level · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Permanent roles stating pay
33%
1 of 3 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in R300,000–R400,000.
Advertised base salary R300,000
Adverts per R100,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Energy, at an advertised salary of R300,000 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 →
South Africa ranks 12th of the 22 countries with salary figures in ZAR for this role, based on 4 adverts. United States has the highest available advertised median, based on 329 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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Proposal Analyst / Engineer, South AfricaR505,000from 4 adverts
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Day rates. No Proposal Analyst / Engineer advert in South Africa, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 1 of the 3 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (33%, Low data): 1 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 | Advertised salary | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | R300,000 | R300,000 | R300,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 6 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | R650,000 | R650,000 | R650,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | R438,750 | R517,500 | R596,250 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R300,000–R400,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | R300,000 | R300,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | R1,750,000 | $105,000 | 329 |
| Puerto Rico | R1,730,000 | $103,740 | 1 |
| Germany | R1,490,000 | €80,000 | 1 |
| France | R1,310,000 | €70,000 | 9 |
| Netherlands | R1,120,000 | €60,030 | 22 |
| Canada | R956,000 | C$80,000 | 17 |
| United Kingdom | R950,000 | £42,500 | 25 |
| China | R753,000 | CN¥300,000 | 3 |
| Italy | R746,000 | €40,000 | 271 |
| Singapore | R705,000 | S$54,000 | 3 |
| Spain | R699,000 | €37,500 | 12 |
| South Africa | R505,000 | R505,000 | 4 |
| Philippines | R362,000 | ₱1,380,000 | 1 |
| Chile | R303,000 | CLP18,000,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | R300,000 | AED66,000 | 7 |
| Vietnam | R272,000 | ₫420,000,000 | 2 |
| Romania | R262,000 | lei75,000 | 2 |
| Colombia | R243,000 | COP46,200,000 | 2 |
| Mexico | R196,000 | MX$222,000 | 3 |
| Malaysia | R185,000 | RM45,000 | 4 |
| Brazil | R147,000 | R$48,000 | 5 |
| India | R82,800 | ₹471,000 | 60 |
| Peru | Shown in local currency only | PEN49,500 | 2 |
No benefits were identified for Proposal Analyst / Engineer in South Africa at Entry level.
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | R662,500 | R656,250 | R668,750 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | R300,000 | R300,000 | R300,000 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Analyst / Engineer in South Africa, Entry level | 33% | 6%–79% | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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