Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposal Writer salary, Germany
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Writer adverts in Germany.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposal Writer adverts in Germany.
Proposal Writer salary, Germany
€67,500
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within €54,000–€85,859 (approximate).
7 adverts7 employersIndicativeUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Includes 2 adverts paid in USD, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
Average (mean)
€69,356
Range
€48,000–€90,272
Adverts stating pay
47%
7 of 15 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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Median advertised base salary €67,500
Adverts per €5,000 band
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Only one sector has a figure here: Business consulting, at an advertised salary of €87,500 from 1 advert, marked Low data.
Based on the 1 of 7 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 →
Germany ranks 7th of the 13 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 7 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 6 adverts that discuss benefits, from 15 permanent-role adverts for Proposal Writer in Germany. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Day rates. No Proposal Writer advert in Germany stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 7 of the 15 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (47%, Low data): 0 in a structured field and 7 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. 5 of the 7 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 2 adverts paid in USD, converted to EUR using exchange rates from 1 October 2026.
| Band | Lower quarter | Median | Upper quarter | Adverts | Confidence | Change to next group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | €48,000 | €48,000 | €48,000 | 1 | Low data | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | €85,038 | €85,859 | €86,679 | 2 | Low data | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | €57,000 | €63,750 | €73,193 | 4 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €45,000–€50,000 | 2 | 29% |
| €50,000–€55,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €55,000–€60,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €60,000–€65,000 | 1 | 14% |
| €65,000–€70,000 | 1 | 14% |
| €70,000–€75,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €75,000–€80,000 | 0 | 0% |
| €80,000–€85,000 | 1 | 14% |
| €85,000–€90,000 | 1 | 14% |
| €90,000–€95,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business consulting | €87,500 | €87,500 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | €167,000 | $190,000 | 1 |
| Brazil | €82,300 | $93,500 | 1 |
| Spain | €81,500 | $92,500 | 1 |
| United States | €79,300 | $90,000 | 244 |
| France | €79,300 | $90,000 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | €75,000 | £64,097 | 5 |
| Germany | €67,500 | €67,500 | 7 |
| Canada | €43,500 | C$70,000 | 61 |
| South Africa | €25,800 | R480,000 | 1 |
| Italy | €24,972 | €24,972 | 1 |
| Greece | €23,925 | €23,925 | 2 |
| Philippines | €8,640 | ₱614,940 | 4 |
| India | €6,200 | ₹675,000 | 20 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible working | 100% | 6 |
| Learning & development | 50% | 6 |
| Dependant education | 33% | 6 |
| Paid leave | 33% | 6 |
| Wellbeing & lifestyle | 33% | 6 |
| Allowances & stipends | 17% | 6 |
| Bonus & incentive | 17% | 6 |
| Equity & ownership | 17% | 6 |
| Family & care leave | 17% | 6 |
| Health & medical | 17% | 6 |
| Life & disability insurance | 17% | 6 |
| Retirement & pension | 17% | 6 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | €87,500 | €87,500 | €87,500 | 1 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal Writer in Germany | 47% | 25%–70% | 0 | 7 | 15 |
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