Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
$105,000
median advertised base salary for Proposal Manager roles, across the countries we track
1,103 adverts724 employersStrongUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Country figures by the currency each is stated in: USD 779 · EUR 196 · CAD 85 · GBP 14 · INR 14 · MXN 4 · AED 2 · NGN 2 · RON 2 · AUD 1 · DZD 1 · HKD 1 · PHP 1 · PLN 1 · SGD 1. Each country's figure is the median in its own currency, and 17 adverts paid in another currency are converted into their country's figure. The headline above converts every advert to USD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026 and takes one median. 1 advert in DZD cannot be converted, so the headline leaves it out. The bars below use exchange rates from the date stated with the chart.
Austria has the highest available advertised median among the 26 countries with salary figures in USD for this role, based on 1 advert.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | $123,750 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Ireland | $116,000 | €102,500 | 1 |
| United States | $115,250 | $115,250 | 778 |
| Australia | $115,000 | A$165,000 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | $91,800 | HK$720,000 | 1 |
| Japan | $86,900 | C$123,200 | 1 |
| Netherlands | $81,800 | €72,000 | 18 |
| Canada | $79,600 | C$112,900 | 84 |
| United Kingdom | $73,100 | £55,000 | 12 |
| Mexico | $71,300 | MX$1,293,104 | 4 |
| Singapore | $65,800 | S$84,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | $65,800 | £49,489 | 2 |
| Switzerland | $65,400 | €57,600 | 1 |
| Germany | $64,100 | €56,420 | 75 |
| France | $63,900 | €56,250 | 14 |
| Italy | $63,600 | €56,000 | 73 |
| Spain | $58,500 | €51,500 | 12 |
| Romania | $52,700 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Serbia | $52,700 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Poland | $52,600 | zł202,500 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | $48,300 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Philippines | $30,600 | ₱1,920,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | $30,200 | AED111,000 | 2 |
| Portugal | $23,400 | €20,640 | 1 |
| India | $8,140 | ₹780,000 | 14 |
| Nigeria | $3,610 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
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