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Proposal Director / Head of Proposals salary, Italy
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Director / Head of Proposals adverts in Italy.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Director / Head of Proposals adverts in Italy.
Proposal Director / Head of Proposals salary, Italy
€66,250
advertised base salary · from 2 adverts
2 adverts2 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Range
€60,000–€72,500
Adverts stating pay
22%
2 of 9 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Advertised base salary €66,250
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Pay by sector. We do not know the sector of any of the 2 adverts: neither the employer's LinkedIn industry nor the advert says, so there is no figure by sector yet.
Italy ranks 6th of the 7 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 2 adverts. United States has the highest available advertised median, based on 65 adverts.
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 5 adverts that discuss benefits, from 9 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Director / Head of Proposals in Italy. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Day rates. No Proposal Director / Head of Proposals advert in Italy stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 2 of the 9 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (22%, Low data): 1 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 | 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 | €63,125 | €66,250 | €69,375 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €60,000–€65,000 | 1 | 50% |
| €65,000–€70,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €70,000–€75,000 | 1 | 50% |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | €146,000 | $165,770 | 65 |
| United Kingdom | €105,000 | £90,000 | 1 |
| Germany | €94,000 | €94,000 | 4 |
| France | €87,500 | €87,500 | 2 |
| Canada | €80,700 | C$130,000 | 2 |
| Italy | €66,250 | €66,250 | 2 |
| China | €27,600 | CN¥210,000 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Allowances & stipends | 100% | 5 |
| Flexible working | 60% | 5 |
| Health & medical | 60% | 5 |
| Bonus & incentive | 40% | 5 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 40% | 5 |
| Learning & development | 20% | 5 |
| Life & disability insurance | 20% | 5 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | €66,250 | €63,125 | €69,375 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Director / Head of Proposals in Italy | 22% | 6%–55% | 1 | 1 | 9 |
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