Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager salary, India, Entry level
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in India.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in India.
Proposal Manager salary, India, Entry level
₹1,050,000
advertised base salary, Entry level · from 1 advert
1 advert1 employerLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Adverts stating pay
10%
1 of 10 adverts · Low data
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View BidMaster™The 1 advert we hold sits in ₹1,000,000–₹1,250,000.
Advertised base salary ₹1,050,000
Adverts per ₹250,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Manufacturing & industrial, at an advertised salary of ₹1,050,000 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the one advert, whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
India ranks 25th of the 26 countries with salary figures in INR for this role, based on 14 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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Proposal Manager, India₹780,000from 14 adverts
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Not enough complete history: 1 of 2 complete months has 6 or more advertised salaries.
Oct 2026 so far: ₹1,016,500 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 India, 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 10 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (10%, Low data): 0 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 | ₹1,050,000 | ₹1,050,000 | ₹1,050,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 7 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 49 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 16 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | ₹550,000 | ₹780,000 | ₹1,016,500 | 13 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ₹1,000,000–₹1,250,000 | 1 | 100% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & industrial | ₹1,050,000 | ₹1,050,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ₹11,900,000 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Ireland | ₹11,200,000 | €102,500 | 1 |
| United States | ₹11,000,000 | $115,250 | 778 |
| Australia | ₹11,000,000 | A$165,000 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | ₹8,790,000 | HK$720,000 | 1 |
| Japan | ₹8,320,000 | C$123,200 | 1 |
| Netherlands | ₹7,840,000 | €72,000 | 18 |
| Canada | ₹7,630,000 | C$112,900 | 84 |
| United Kingdom | ₹7,000,000 | £55,000 | 12 |
| Mexico | ₹6,840,000 | MX$1,293,104 | 4 |
| Singapore | ₹6,300,000 | S$84,000 | 1 |
| South Africa | ₹6,300,000 | £49,489 | 2 |
| Switzerland | ₹6,270,000 | €57,600 | 1 |
| Germany | ₹6,140,000 | €56,420 | 75 |
| France | ₹6,120,000 | €56,250 | 14 |
| Italy | ₹6,090,000 | €56,000 | 73 |
| Spain | ₹5,600,000 | €51,500 | 12 |
| Romania | ₹5,050,000 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Serbia | ₹5,050,000 | lei245,000 | 1 |
| Poland | ₹5,040,000 | zł202,500 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | ₹4,620,000 | €42,500 | 1 |
| Philippines | ₹2,930,000 | ₱1,920,000 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | ₹2,900,000 | AED111,000 | 2 |
| Portugal | ₹2,250,000 | €20,640 | 1 |
| India | ₹780,000 | ₹780,000 | 14 |
| Nigeria | ₹346,000 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Algeria | Shown in local currency only | DZD1,980,000 | 1 |
No benefits were identified for Proposal Manager in India at Entry level.
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | ₹1,090,000 | ₹780,000 | ₹1,475,000 | 6 | no | no, not enough complete months for a trend yet |
| Sept 2026 | ₹705,000 | ₹532,500 | ₹877,500 | 2 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Oct 2026 | ₹1,016,500 | ₹1,016,500 | ₹1,016,500 | 1 | yes | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager in India, Entry level | 10% | 2%–40% | 0 | 1 | 10 |
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