Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate salary, India, 2–5 years
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate adverts in India.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate adverts in India.
Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate salary, India, 2–5 years
₹525,000
median advertised base salary, 2–5 years
Half of these advertised salaries fall within ₹430,500–₹675,000 (approximate).
4 adverts4 employersLow dataUpdated 3 Nov 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 3 Nov 2026
Average (mean)
₹580,500
Range
₹222,000–₹1,050,000
Permanent roles stating pay
6%
4 of 67 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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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.
Current advertised salary differences between experience groups. This is not a forecast of your next pay rise.
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in ₹500,000–₹750,000 than in any other band: 50% of the 4 we hold.
Median advertised base salary ₹525,000
Adverts per ₹250,000 band
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Every sector figure here is marked Low data, with too few adverts or employers to compare sectors, so they are listed by number of adverts.
| Sector | Advertised salary | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charity, NGO & International Development | ₹222,000 (₹222,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Engineering & Manufacturing | ₹1,050,000 (₹1,050,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Financial Services & Insurance | ₹500,000 (₹500,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 3 of 4 adverts 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 →
India ranks 31st of the 32 countries with salary figures in INR for this role, based on 23 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 RecruitmentFlexible working is named most often, in 78% of the 27 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 27 adverts that discuss benefits, from 67 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate in India at 2–5 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 3 complete months has 6 or more advertised salaries.
4 months so far · axis does not start at zero
Day rates. No Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate advert in India, at any experience level, stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 4 of the 67 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (6%, Low data): 1 in a structured field and 3 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 →
Estimated posting dates. 1 of the 4 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on it, so we recorded the day we collected it instead. It counts in every window on this page and is left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
| Band | Lower quarter | Advertised salary | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | ₹280,500 | ₹321,000 | ₹361,500 | 2 | Low data | +₹204,000 (+64%) |
| 2–5 years | ₹430,500 | ₹525,000 | ₹675,000 | 4 | Low data | +₹525,000 (+100%) |
| 5–10 years | ₹975,000 | ₹1,050,000 | ₹4,635,867 | 3 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 47 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | ₹337,500 | ₹560,519 | ₹780,000 | 14 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ₹0–₹250,000 | 1 | 25% |
| ₹250,000–₹500,000 | 0 | 0% |
| ₹500,000–₹750,000 | 2 | 50% |
| ₹750,000–₹1,000,000 | 0 | 0% |
| ₹1,000,000–₹1,250,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Sector | Advertised salary | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charity, NGO & International Development | ₹222,000 | ₹222,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering & Manufacturing | ₹1,050,000 | ₹1,050,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial Services & Insurance | ₹500,000 | ₹500,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Advertised salary | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | ₹11,400,000 | $120,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | ₹11,400,000 | $120,000 | 1 |
| Ireland | ₹10,900,000 | €102,500 | 1 |
| United States | ₹10,400,000 | $110,000 | 1,317 |
| Hong Kong | ₹8,710,000 | HK$720,000 | 1 |
| Australia | ₹8,340,000 | A$125,000 | 2 |
| Belgium | ₹7,720,000 | €72,800 | 1 |
| Netherlands | ₹7,640,000 | €72,000 | 23 |
| Peru | ₹7,210,000 | $75,950 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | ₹6,770,000 | £53,250 | 17 |
| New Zealand | ₹6,510,000 | NZ$121,677 | 1 |
| Canada | ₹6,460,000 | C$95,000 | 206 |
| France | ₹6,370,000 | €60,000 | 3 |
| Vietnam | ₹6,130,000 | C$90,200 | 1 |
| Germany | ₹5,500,000 | €51,875 | 12 |
| Spain | ₹5,460,000 | €51,500 | 6 |
| Poland | ₹4,880,000 | zł202,500 | 1 |
| Romania | ₹4,860,000 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Serbia | ₹4,860,000 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Italy | ₹4,770,000 | €45,000 | 125 |
| Bulgaria | ₹4,510,000 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Qatar | ₹3,910,000 | QAR150,000 | 1 |
| Singapore | ₹3,830,000 | S$51,600 | 2 |
| Mexico | ₹3,770,000 | MX$751,500 | 8 |
| United Arab Emirates | ₹3,260,000 | AED126,000 | 6 |
| Colombia | ₹2,880,000 | COP96,000,000 | 2 |
| Philippines | ₹2,860,000 | ₱1,920,000 | 4 |
| Portugal | ₹2,190,000 | €20,640 | 1 |
| Malaysia | ₹2,110,000 | RM90,000 | 1 |
| Pakistan | ₹576,000 | PKR1,680,000 | 1 |
| India | ₹550,000 | ₹550,000 | 23 |
| Nigeria | ₹338,000 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 78% | 27 |
| Paid leave | 44% | 27 |
| Learning & development | 37% | 27 |
| Family & care leave | 30% | 27 |
| Health & medical | 30% | 27 |
| Retirement & pension | 30% | 27 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 30% | 27 |
| Equity & ownership | 19% | 27 |
| Life & disability insurance | 15% | 27 |
| Bonus & incentive | 7% | 27 |
| Relocation & mobility | 7% | 27 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 7% | 27 |
| Allowances & stipends | 4% | 27 |
| Dependant education | 4% | 27 |
| Month | Advertised salary | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | ₹780,000 | ₹675,519 | ₹1,450,000 | 7 | no | no, not enough complete months for a trend yet |
| Sept 2026 | ₹500,000 | ₹400,000 | ₹1,050,000 | 5 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | ₹561,000 | ₹391,500 | ₹730,500 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Nov 2026 | ₹1,050,000 | ₹1,050,000 | ₹1,050,000 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager / Consultant / Associate in India, 2–5 years | 6% | 2%–14% | 1 | 3 | 67 |
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