Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Writer salary, Canada
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Writer adverts in Canada.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Writer adverts in Canada.
Proposal Writer salary, Canada
C$70,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within C$67,500–C$85,000.
61 adverts47 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 5 adverts paid in USD, converted to CAD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
C$77,052
Range
C$50,000–C$134,742
Adverts stating pay
46%
61 of 133 adverts
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$17,500 (+26%).
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 C$63,000–C$72,000 than in any other band: 34% of the 61 we hold.
Median advertised base salary C$70,000
Adverts per C$9,000 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 | Median | Adverts | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities & support services | C$85,000 (C$85,000)9 adverts, 67% from one employerLow data | 967% from one employer | Low data |
| Construction | C$82,500 (C$82,500)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data |
| Engineering services | C$67,500 (C$67,500)5 advertsLow data | 5 | Low data |
| Education & training | C$70,000 (C$70,000)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data |
| IT & software | C$86,000 (C$86,000)4 advertsLow data | 4 | Low data |
| Energy & utilities | C$66,250 (C$66,250)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Financial & professional services | C$64,875 (C$64,875)2 advertsLow data | 2 | Low data |
| Business consulting | C$70,000 (C$70,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | C$70,000 (C$70,000)1 advertLow data | 1 | Low data |
Based on the 39 of 61 adverts whose sector we know, from the employer's LinkedIn industry or the advert itself. 6 adverts name sectors outside these groups and are not shown. Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
Canada ranks 8th of the 13 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 61 adverts. Japan 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 75 adverts that discuss benefits, from 133 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Writer in Canada. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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0.0% 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 C$75,000 from 8 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 Writer advert in Canada stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 61 of the 133 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (46%): 18 in a structured field and 43 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. 14 of the 61 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 →
Includes 5 adverts paid in USD, converted to CAD using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | C$50,000 | C$50,000 | C$50,000 | 2 | Low data | +C$17,500 (+35%) |
| 2–5 years | C$63,750 | C$67,500 | C$70,000 | 15 | Fair | +C$17,500 (+26%) |
| 5–10 years | C$85,000 | C$85,000 | C$92,736 | 9 | Indicative | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | C$67,500 | C$78,008 | C$86,700 | 35 | Fair | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C$45,000–C$54,000 | 4 | 7% |
| C$54,000–C$63,000 | 7 | 11% |
| C$63,000–C$72,000 | 21 | 34% |
| C$72,000–C$81,000 | 5 | 8% |
| C$81,000–C$90,000 | 13 | 21% |
| C$90,000–C$99,000 | 3 | 5% |
| C$99,000–C$108,000 | 6 | 10% |
| C$108,000–C$117,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$117,000–C$126,000 | 0 | 0% |
| C$126,000–C$135,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facilities & support services | C$85,000 | C$85,000 | C$62,500–C$85,000 | 9 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Construction | C$82,500 | C$82,500 | Not available | 5 | 5 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Engineering services | C$67,500 | C$67,500 | Not available | 5 | 3 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Education & training | C$70,000 | C$70,000 | Not available | 4 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| IT & software | C$86,000 | C$86,000 | Not available | 4 | 4 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Energy & utilities | C$66,250 | C$66,250 | Not available | 2 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Financial & professional services | C$64,875 | C$64,875 | Not available | 2 | 2 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Business consulting | C$70,000 | C$70,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Healthcare & life sciences | C$70,000 | C$70,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | C$269,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | C$133,000 | $93,500 | 1 |
| Spain | C$131,000 | $92,500 | 1 |
| United States | C$128,000 | $90,000 | 244 |
| France | C$128,000 | $90,000 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | C$121,000 | £64,097 | 5 |
| Germany | C$109,000 | €67,500 | 7 |
| Canada | C$70,000 | C$70,000 | 61 |
| South Africa | C$41,500 | R480,000 | 1 |
| Italy | C$40,200 | €24,972 | 1 |
| Greece | C$38,500 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | C$13,900 | ₱614,940 | 4 |
| India | C$9,990 | ₹675,000 | 20 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 63% | 75 |
| Paid leave | 48% | 75 |
| Health & medical | 37% | 75 |
| Learning & development | 36% | 75 |
| Retirement & pension | 33% | 75 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 29% | 75 |
| Bonus & incentive | 20% | 75 |
| Life & disability insurance | 19% | 75 |
| Vehicle & commuting | 16% | 75 |
| Equity & ownership | 11% | 75 |
| Allowances & stipends | 5% | 75 |
| Family & care leave | 4% | 75 |
| Relocation & mobility | 1% | 75 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | C$70,000 | C$65,000 | C$85,000 | 20 | no | yes |
| Sept 2026 | C$70,000 | C$59,750 | C$77,000 | 13 | no | yes |
| Oct 2026 | C$75,000 | C$69,375 | C$85,000 | 8 | no | no, month incomplete |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Writer in Canada | 46% | 38%–54% | 18 | 43 | 133 |
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