Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager salary, Germany, 10+ years
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in Germany.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in Germany.
Proposal Manager salary, Germany, 10+ years
€115,000
advertised base salary, 10+ years · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Adverts stating pay
25%
1 of 4 adverts · Low data
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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.
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in €115,000–€120,000.
Advertised base salary €115,000
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Pay by sector. We do not know the sector of the one advert here: neither the employer's LinkedIn industry nor the advert says, so there is no figure by sector yet.
Germany ranks 14th of the 26 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 75 adverts. Austria 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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International RecruitmentThe only advert that discusses benefits names Flexible working and Learning & development.
Based on 1 advert that discusses benefits, from 4 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Manager in Germany at 10+ years. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Not enough complete history: 1 of 2 complete months has 6 or more advertised salaries.
Oct 2026 so far: €115,000 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 Manager advert in Germany, 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 4 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (25%, 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 | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €47,625 | €51,500 | €55,625 | 4 | Low data | +€3,160 (+6%) |
| 2–5 years | €54,660 | €54,660 | €54,660 | 1 | Low data | +€14,840 (+27%) |
| 5–10 years | €58,750 | €69,500 | €90,625 | 16 | Indicative | +€45,500 (+65%) |
| 10+ years | €115,000 | €115,000 | €115,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | €51,000 | €55,000 | €62,500 | 53 | Strong | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €115,000–€120,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | €109,000 | $123,750 | 1 |
| United States | €103,000 | $116,438 | 774 |
| Ireland | €102,500 | €102,500 | 1 |
| Australia | €101,000 | A$165,000 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | €80,800 | HK$720,000 | 1 |
| Japan | €76,500 | C$123,200 | 1 |
| Netherlands | €72,000 | €72,000 | 18 |
| Canada | €70,100 | C$112,900 | 83 |
| United Kingdom | €64,400 | £55,000 | 12 |
| Mexico | €62,800 | MX$1,293,104 | 4 |
| Singapore | €57,900 | S$84,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | €57,900 | £49,489 | 2 |
| Switzerland | €57,600 | €57,600 | 1 |
| Germany | €56,420 | €56,420 | 75 |
| France | €56,250 | €56,250 | 14 |
| Italy | €56,000 | €56,000 | 72 |
| Spain | €51,500 | €51,500 | 12 |
| Romania | €46,400 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Serbia | €46,400 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Poland | €46,300 | zł202,500 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | €42,500 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Philippines | €27,000 | ₱1,920,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | €26,600 | AED111,000 | 2 |
| Portugal | €20,640 | €20,640 | 1 |
| India | €7,170 | ₹780,000 | 14 |
| Nigeria | €3,180 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 1 |
| Learning & development | 100% | 1 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €64,810 | €50,000 | €105,000 | 7 | no | no, not enough complete months for a trend yet |
| Sept 2026 | €54,660 | €51,000 | €57,500 | 5 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | €115,000 | €115,000 | €115,000 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager in Germany, 10+ years | 25% | 5%–70% | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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