Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate salary, Canada, Entry level
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate adverts in Canada.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate adverts in Canada.
Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate salary, Canada, Entry level
C$70,179
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
14%
1 of 7 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Among the experience groups with enough adverts and employers to compare, the biggest jump is from 2–5 years to 5–10 years: +C$23,000 (+27%).
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in C$63,000–C$72,000.
Advertised base salary C$70,179
Adverts per C$9,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Retail & Consumer Goods, at an advertised salary of C$70,179 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 →
Canada ranks 12th of the 32 countries with salary figures in CAD for this role, based on 206 adverts. Switzerland and South Africa share the highest available advertised median. The figures use 1 advert for Switzerland and 1 advert for South Africa.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 November 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International Recruitment6 benefit categories are named equally often, each in 50% of the 4 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 4 adverts that discuss benefits, from 7 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate in Canada at Entry level. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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+8.6% over 3 complete months.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Oct 2026 · short history · axis does not start at zero
Day rates. No Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate advert in Canada, 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 7 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (14%, 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 | C$70,179 | C$70,179 | C$70,179 | 1 | Low data | +C$15,321 (+22%) |
| 2–5 years | C$82,500 | C$85,500 | C$95,350 | 34 | Fair | +C$23,000 (+27%) |
| 5–10 years | C$90,000 | C$108,500 | C$120,000 | 69 | Fair | –C$3,000 (–3%) |
| 10+ years | C$77,500 | C$105,500 | C$127,500 | 17 | Indicative | No step |
| Not stated | C$78,359 | C$90,000 | C$105,000 | 85 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C$63,000–C$72,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & Consumer Goods | C$70,179 | C$70,179 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | C$168,000 | $120,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | C$168,000 | $120,000 | 1 |
| Ireland | C$160,000 | €102,500 | 1 |
| United States | C$154,000 | $110,000 | 1,317 |
| Hong Kong | C$128,000 | HK$720,000 | 1 |
| Australia | C$123,000 | A$125,000 | 2 |
| Belgium | C$114,000 | €72,800 | 1 |
| Netherlands | C$112,000 | €72,000 | 23 |
| Peru | C$106,000 | $75,950 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | C$99,700 | £53,250 | 17 |
| New Zealand | C$95,800 | NZ$121,677 | 1 |
| Canada | C$95,000 | C$95,000 | 206 |
| France | C$93,600 | €60,000 | 3 |
| Vietnam | C$90,200 | C$90,200 | 1 |
| Germany | C$81,000 | €51,875 | 12 |
| Spain | C$80,400 | €51,500 | 6 |
| Poland | C$71,800 | zł202,500 | 1 |
| Romania | C$71,500 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Serbia | C$71,500 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Italy | C$70,200 | €45,000 | 125 |
| Bulgaria | C$66,300 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Qatar | C$57,600 | QAR150,000 | 1 |
| Singapore | C$56,400 | S$51,600 | 2 |
| Mexico | C$55,500 | MX$751,500 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | C$47,900 | AED126,000 | 6 |
| Colombia | C$42,300 | COP96,000,000 | 2 |
| Philippines | C$42,100 | ₱1,920,000 | 4 |
| Portugal | C$32,200 | €20,640 | 1 |
| Malaysia | C$31,000 | RM90,000 | 1 |
| Pakistan | C$8,480 | PKR1,680,000 | 1 |
| India | C$8,090 | ₹550,000 | 23 |
| Nigeria | C$4,980 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 50% | 4 |
| Health & medical | 50% | 4 |
| Learning & development | 50% | 4 |
| Paid leave | 50% | 4 |
| Retirement & pension | 50% | 4 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 50% | 4 |
| Bonus & incentive | 25% | 4 |
| Life & disability insurance | 25% | 4 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | C$88,750 | C$78,125 | C$105,375 | 70 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | C$90,591 | C$84,338 | C$119,199 | 48 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | C$96,425 | C$80,625 | C$114,776 | 34 | no | yes |
| Nov 2026 | C$90,175 | C$83,750 | C$109,638 | 4 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate in Canada, Entry level | 14% | 3%–51% | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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