Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Proposals Engineer salary, South Africa
Advertised base salaries from Proposals Engineer adverts in South Africa.
Bid & Proposal Salary Index
Advertised base salaries from Proposals Engineer adverts in South Africa.
Proposals Engineer salary, South Africa
R700,000
median advertised base salary
Half of these advertised salaries fall within R675,000–R715,000 (approximate).
5 adverts3 employersLow dataUpdated 24 Oct 2026Adverts posted 1 Aug 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Average (mean)
R698,000
Range
R650,000–R750,000
Adverts stating pay
16%
5 of 31 adverts · Low data
The median for every role, emailed to you.
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View BidMaster™More adverts land in R700,000–R800,000 than in any other band: 60% of the 5 we hold.
Median advertised base salary R700,000
Adverts per R100,000 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.
Based on the 2 of 5 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 →
South Africa ranks 14th of the 26 countries with salary figures for this role, based on 5 adverts. United States has the highest available advertised median, based on 79 adverts.
Converted using exchange rates from 1 October 2026. Not adjusted for cost of living or tax. How conversion works →
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International Recruitment5 benefit categories are named equally often, each in 33% of the 3 adverts that discuss benefits.
Based on 3 adverts that discuss benefits, from 31 permanent-role adverts for Proposals Engineer in South Africa. AI groups the benefit wording and can miss or misclassify it. How AI reads benefits →
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Day rates. No Proposals Engineer advert in South Africa stated a day rate during this period. Why we never annualise one →
How many adverts say what they pay. 5 of the 31 permanent adverts behind the figures on this page state a usable salary (16%, Low data): 0 in a structured field and 5 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 | No figure | No figure | No figure | 1 | No figure | No step |
| 2–5 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 3 | No figure | No step |
| 5–10 years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 6 | No figure | No step |
| 10+ years | No figure | No figure | No figure | 0 | No figure | No step |
| Not stated | R675,000 | R700,000 | R715,000 | 5 | Low data | No step |
| Band | Adverts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| R600,000–R700,000 | 2 | 40% |
| R700,000–R800,000 | 3 | 60% |
| Sector | Median | Local | 95% interval | Adverts | Employers | Confidence | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering services | R650,000 | R650,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Manufacturing & industrial | R700,000 | R700,000 | Not available | 1 | 1 | Low data | No, Low data |
| Country | Median | Local | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | R1,940,000 | $118,166 | 79 |
| Puerto Rico | R1,700,000 | $103,740 | 1 |
| France | R1,300,000 | €70,000 | 11 |
| Poland | R1,150,000 | €61,777 | 2 |
| Netherlands | R1,120,000 | €60,000 | 27 |
| Ireland | R1,050,000 | €56,250 | 2 |
| Germany | R1,020,000 | €55,000 | 23 |
| Switzerland | R1,020,000 | €55,000 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | R980,000 | £45,000 | 51 |
| Canada | R896,000 | C$77,500 | 3 |
| Italy | R744,000 | €40,000 | 260 |
| Qatar | R743,000 | QAR165,000 | 2 |
| China | R733,000 | CN¥300,000 | 3 |
| South Africa | R700,000 | R700,000 | 5 |
| Singapore | R693,000 | S$54,000 | 4 |
| Spain | R670,000 | €36,000 | 18 |
| Austria | R609,000 | €32,729 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | R375,000 | AED84,000 | 12 |
| Romania | R312,000 | lei88,500 | 4 |
| Vietnam | R265,000 | ₫420,000,000 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | R262,000 | SAR60,000 | 1 |
| Malaysia | R229,000 | RM57,000 | 6 |
| Philippines | R220,000 | ₱840,000 | 5 |
| Egypt | R142,000 | E£450,000 | 1 |
| India | R82,100 | ₹480,000 | 94 |
| Nigeria | R59,100 | ₦4,800,000 | 2 |
| Benefit | Share | Denominator |
|---|---|---|
| Family & care leave | 33% | 3 |
| Health & medical | 33% | 3 |
| Learning & development | 33% | 3 |
| Relocation & mobility | 33% | 3 |
| Retirement & pension | 33% | 3 |
| Month | Median | Lower quarter | Upper quarter | Adverts | Low data | Used in trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | R700,000 | R675,000 | R715,000 | 5 | yes | no, fewer than 6 advertised salaries |
| Market | Rate | Likely range (95%) | In salary field | From text | Adverts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposals Engineer in South Africa | 16% | 7%–33% | 0 | 5 | 31 |
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