Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Manager salary, Italy
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in Italy.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Manager adverts in Italy.
Proposal Manager salary, Italy
€56,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €40,000–€65,000.
73 adverts48 employersFairUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
€53,481
Range
€26,000–€80,000
Adverts stating pay
40%
73 of 184 adverts
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 €55,000–€60,000 than in any other band: 18% of the 73 we hold.
Median advertised base salary €56,000
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Of the 3 sectors with enough adverts and employers to compare, Engineering services has the highest median advertised salary, €55,000, and Defence & aerospace the lowest, €41,433. 6 more sectors are marked Low data and not compared.
| Sector | Median | Adverts | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compared | ||||
| Engineering services | €55,000 (€55,000)7 advertsIndicative | 7 | Indicative | |
| IT & software | €49,750 (€49,750)6 advertsIndicative | 6 | Indicative | |
| Defence & aerospace | €41,433 (€41,433)6 advertsIndicative | 6 | Indicative | |
| Low data, not compared | ||||
| Energy & utilities | €40,000 (€40,000)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data | |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €40,000 (€40,000)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data | |
| Construction | €70,000 (€70,000)3 advertsLow data | 3 | Low data | |
| Business consulting | €68,750 (€68,750)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data | |
| Facilities & support services | €57,500 (€57,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €68,500 (€68,500)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data | |
Based on the 35 of 73 adverts 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 →
Italy ranks 16th of the 26 countries with salary figures in EUR for this role, based on 73 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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Based on 66 adverts that discuss benefits, from 184 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Manager in Italy. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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–13% over 2 complete months (Aug 2026 to Sept 2026).
Short history: fewer than 6 complete months, so this is the change across them, not a yearly rate.
Oct 2026 so far: a median of €56,000 from 17 adverts. The month is not complete, so it is not used in the trend.
complete months used: Aug 2026 to Sept 2026 · short history
Day rates. No Proposal Manager advert in Italy stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 73 of the 184 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (40%): 26 in a structured field and 47 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. 8 of the 73 adverts behind the figures above reached us with no posting date on them, so we recorded the day we collected them instead. They count in every window on this page and are left out of the monthly series. How we date an advert →
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €30,500 | €30,500 | €30,500 | 5 | Low data | +€6,500 (+21%) |
| 2–5 years | €34,750 | €37,000 | €38,500 | 3 | Low data | +€31,500 (+85%) |
| 5–10 years | €57,500 | €68,500 | €70,000 | 19 | Fair | +€4,000 (+6%) |
| 10+ years | €62,500 | €72,500 | €80,000 | 4 | Low data | No step |
| Not stated | €40,000 | €45,000 | €57,500 | 42 | Indicative | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €25,000–€30,000 | 2 | 3% |
| €30,000–€35,000 | 4 | 5% |
| €35,000–€40,000 | 7 | 10% |
| €40,000–€45,000 | 11 | 15% |
| €45,000–€50,000 | 9 | 12% |
| €50,000–€55,000 | 1 | 1% |
| €55,000–€60,000 | 13 | 18% |
| €60,000–€65,000 | 6 | 8% |
| €65,000–€70,000 | 8 | 11% |
| €70,000–€75,000 | 3 | 4% |
| €75,000–€80,000 | 4 | 5% |
| €80,000–€85,000 | 5 | 7% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering services | €55,000 | €55,000 | €30,500–€80,000 | 7 | 3 | Indicative | Yes |
| IT & software | €49,750 | €49,750 | €32,500–€64,150 | 6 | 5 | Indicative | Yes |
| Defence & aerospace | €41,433 | €41,433 | €26,000–€80,000 | 6 | 5 | Indicative | Yes |
| Energy & utilities | €40,000 | €40,000 | Not available | 5 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | €40,000 | €40,000 | Not available | 4 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Construction | €70,000 | €70,000 | Not available | 3 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | €68,750 | €68,750 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Facilities & support services | €57,500 | €57,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | €68,500 | €68,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | €109,000 | $123,750 | 1 |
| Ireland | €102,500 | €102,500 | 1 |
| United States | €102,000 | $115,250 | 778 |
| 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 | 84 |
| 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 | 73 |
| 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 | 77% | 66 |
| Learning & development | 41% | 66 |
| Allowances & stipends | 36% | 66 |
| Health & medical | 33% | 66 |
| Bonus & incentive | 21% | 66 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 17% | 66 |
| Life & disability insurance | 9% | 66 |
| Equity & ownership | 8% | 66 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 8% | 66 |
| Paid leave | 5% | 66 |
| Retirement & pension | 5% | 66 |
| Family & care leave | 2% | 66 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €57,500 | €38,500 | €69,250 | 15 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | €50,250 | €40,500 | €64,625 | 30 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | €56,000 | €45,000 | €70,000 | 17 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Manager in Italy | 40% | 33%–47% | 26 | 47 | 184 |
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