A Bid Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Bid Assistant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Bid Assistant's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $55,829
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,026
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,516
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,397
Expert (over 8 years): $61,603
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Bid Assistant
$55,829
Intermediate Level Bid Assistant
$56,026
Senior Level Bid Assistant
$58,516
Specialist Level Bid Assistant
$61,397
Expert Level Bid Assistant
$61,603
$55,8290 yr
$56,026< 2 yrs
$58,5162-4 yrs
$61,3975-8 yrs
$61,603> 8 yrs
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How Do Bid Assistant Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Bid Assistants.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $63,673.
California: $63,431.
Massachusetts: $62,586.
District of Columbia$63,673
California$63,431
Massachusetts$62,586
Washington$62,356
New Jersey$62,333
Alaska$62,252
Connecticut$61,458
New York$61,136
Hawaii$60,107
Rhode Island$59,624
Maryland$59,296
Minnesota$58,848
Colorado$58,675
Illinois$58,618
Oregon$58,399
Delaware$58,238
New Hampshire$58,137
Virginia$57,910
Pennsylvania$57,249
Nevada$56,915
North Dakota$56,806
Michigan$56,634
Wisconsin$56,570
Vermont$56,444
Texas$56,093
Maine$56,070
Arizona$56,036
Ohio$55,995
Georgia$55,466
Indiana$55,202
Wyoming$55,150
Utah$55,069
Iowa$55,035
Kansas$54,759
Louisiana$54,678
North Carolina$54,650
Missouri$54,638
Florida$54,414
Montana$54,293
Nebraska$54,178
Kentucky$54,115
South Carolina$53,885
Tennessee$53,741
Idaho$53,683
New Mexico$53,264
Oklahoma$53,172
Alabama$52,832
South Dakota$52,263
Arkansas$51,952
West Virginia$51,786
Mississippi$51,285
Top Paying Cities for Bid Assistants
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $72,534
San Francisco: $71,740
Oakland: $70,228
San Jose, CA$72,534
San Francisco, CA$71,740
Oakland, CA$70,228
New York, NY$66,214
Paramus, NJ$65,409
Queens Village, NY$65,406
Passaic, NJ$65,351
Bergenfield, NJ$65,346
Stamford, CT$65,219
Huntington, NY$65,196
Newark, NJ$64,771
Bridgeport, CT$64,650
Vallejo, CA$64,535
New Brunswick, NJ$64,512
Petaluma, CA$64,478
Middlesex, NJ$64,368
Somerset, NJ$64,328
Santa Cruz, CA$64,253
Boston, MA$63,903
Monterey, CA$63,701
Seattle, WA$63,569
Santa Rosa, CA$63,558
Los Angeles, CA$63,540
Juneau, AK$63,391
Washington, DC$63,327
Orange, CA$63,123
Santa Ana, CA$62,971
Long Beach, CA$62,913
Anaheim, CA$62,902
Anchorage, AK$62,873
Santa Maria, CA$62,701
Everett, WA$62,689
Danbury, CT$62,487
Bremerton, WA$62,407
Tacoma, WA$62,200
New Suffolk, NY$62,199
Sacramento, CA$62,183
Santa Barbara, CA$62,120
Trenton, NJ$62,057
San Diego, CA$62,057
Brockton, MA$61,993
Fairbanks, AK$61,852
Lompoc, CA$61,706
Lowell, MA$61,659
Ventura, CA$61,648
Nashua, NH$61,637
Stockton, CA$61,631
Modesto, CA$61,211
Poughkeepsie, NY$61,085
Olympia, WA$60,975
Kennewick, WA$60,975
New Haven, CT$60,952
Lawrence, MA$60,745
Hartford, CT$60,688
Riverside, CA$60,676
New Bedford, MA$60,619
Richland, WA$60,619
Bakersfield, CA$60,538
San Bernardino, CA$60,515
New Britain, CT$60,510
Atlantic City, NJ$60,510
New London, CT$60,487
Norwich, CT$60,469
Portsmouth, NH$60,458
Boulder, CO$60,336
Portland, OR$60,257
Worcester, MA$60,251
Minneapolis, MN$60,073
Philadelphia, PA$59,992
Honolulu, HI$59,802
Saint Paul, MN$59,775
Vineland, NJ$59,762
Providence, RI$59,595
Chicago, IL$59,428
Bellingham, WA$59,359
Springfield, MA$59,313
Baltimore, MD$59,296
Chico, CA$59,152
Pittsfield, MA$58,997
Manchester, NH$58,888
Spokane, WA$58,635
Denver, CO$58,629
Albany, NY$58,359
Troy, NY$58,336
Nassau, NY$58,274
Schenectady, NY$58,215
Wilmington, DE$58,169
Burlington, VT$58,089
Salem, OR$58,066
Portland, ME$57,887
Yakima, WA$57,830
Rochester, MN$57,651
Reno, NV$57,623
Fresno, CA$57,623
Milwaukee, WI$57,571
Detroit, MI$57,513
Ann Arbor, MI$57,504
Allentown, PA$57,496
Colorado Springs, CO$57,398
Syracuse, NY$57,370
Carson City, NV$57,370
Houston, TX$57,289
Eugene, OR$57,260
Gary, IN$57,191
Springfield, OR$57,145
Bismarck, ND$57,134
Galveston, TX$57,094
Medford, OR$57,007
Fort Collins, CO$56,984
Concord, NH$56,956
Austin, TX$56,938
Mesa, AZ$56,818
Reading, PA$56,812
Phoenix, AZ$56,806
Dallas, TX$56,789
Saint Cloud, MN$56,734
Madison, WI$56,657
Utica, NY$56,501
Rochester, NY$56,409
Des Moines, IA$56,404
Raleigh, NC$56,398
Atlanta, GA$56,312
Battle Creek, MI$56,294
Salt Lake City, UT$56,277
Lancaster, PA$56,191
Harrisburg, PA$56,110
Kansas City, MO$56,053
Champaign, IL$56,041
Kansas City, KS$56,041
Fort Worth, TX$56,036
Columbus, OH$56,026
Boca Raton, FL$56,012
Pittsburgh, PA$55,989
Richmond, VA$55,966
Indianapolis, IN$55,955
Cleveland, OH$55,949
Las Vegas, NV$55,880
Cincinnati, OH$55,880
Petersburg, VA$55,794
Huntsville, AL$55,708
Lansing, MI$55,669
Lebanon, PA$55,662
Pueblo, CO$55,656
Appleton, WI$55,639
Buffalo, NY$55,616
Dayton, OH$55,598
Racine, WI$55,587
Charlotte, NC$55,581
Saint Louis, MO$55,564
York, PA$55,529
Elkhart, IN$55,529
Gastonia, NC$55,519
Billings, MT$55,505
Beaumont, TX$55,489
Lorain, OH$55,478
Benton Harbor, MI$55,466
Toledo, OH$55,455
Binghamton, NY$55,426
Rock Hill, SC$55,420
Rockford, IL$55,391
Springfield, IL$55,368
Elyria, OH$55,363
Fargo, ND$55,363
Flagstaff, AZ$55,322
Fort Lauderdale, FL$55,288
Duluth, MN$55,253
Miami, FL$55,253
Cheyenne, WY$55,213
Grand Forks, ND$55,213
Bangor, ME$55,087
Cedar Rapids, IA$55,023
Durham, NC$54,999
Louisville, KY$54,995
Grand Rapids, MI$54,983
Hialeah, FL$54,977
Casper, WY$54,897
Scranton, PA$54,828
New Orleans, LA$54,811
Virginia Beach, VA$54,805
Akron, OH$54,776
Peoria, IL$54,701
Sarasota, FL$54,690
Nashville, TN$54,650
Omaha, NE$54,650
Green Bay, WI$54,650
Baton Rouge, LA$54,621
Charleston, SC$54,609
Jamestown, NY$54,581
Davenport, IA$54,581
Tucson, AZ$54,552
Saint Petersburg, FL$54,517
Tampa, FL$54,506
Evansville, IN$54,471
Port Arthur, TX$54,471
Bradenton, FL$54,448
Santa Fe, NM$54,345
Orlando, FL$54,241
Clearwater, FL$54,224
Canton, OH$54,103
La Crosse, WI$54,103
Albuquerque, NM$54,069
Newport News, VA$54,063
High Point, NC$54,046
Ogden, UT$54,023
Corpus Christi, TX$53,977
Norfolk, VA$53,942
Laramie, WY$53,942
Rock Island, IL$53,908
Saginaw, MI$53,896
Jacksonville, FL$53,890
Salisbury, NC$53,879
Boise, ID$53,867
Moline, IL$53,839
Fort Myers, FL$53,821
Memphis, TN$53,810
Tulsa, OK$53,781
Waterloo, IA$53,747
Spartanburg, SC$53,689
Lincoln, NE$53,660
Fort Wayne, IN$53,649
Provo, UT$53,643
Cedar Falls, IA$53,574
San Antonio, TX$53,551
Greensboro, NC$53,528
South Bend, IN$53,522
Savannah, GA$53,459
Muskegon, MI$53,436
Birmingham, AL$53,430
Winston Salem, NC$53,402
Lake Charles, LA$53,264
Anderson, IN$53,252
Lexington, KY$53,235
Augusta, GA$53,218
Greenville, SC$53,218
Lima, OH$53,172
Wichita, KS$53,166
Tuscaloosa, AL$53,166
Columbia, SC$53,114
Springfield, OH$53,103
Asheville, NC$53,011
Bloomington, IN$52,970
Knoxville, TN$52,763
Shreveport, LA$52,758
Wilmington, NC$52,683
Roanoke, VA$52,683
Topeka, KS$52,579
Frankfort, KY$52,573
Oklahoma City, OK$52,533
Chillicothe, OH$52,510
Longview, TX$52,505
Melbourne, FL$52,499
Sioux Falls, SD$52,407
Mobile, AL$52,401
Terre Haute, IN$52,378
Altoona, PA$52,344
Amarillo, TX$52,303
Killeen, TX$52,286
Fayetteville, AR$52,240
Chattanooga, TN$52,223
Sioux City, IA$52,171
Idaho Falls, ID$52,159
Lynchburg, VA$52,113
Gainesville, FL$52,039
Portsmouth, OH$52,010
Little Rock, AR$51,998
Lafayette, LA$51,975
Youngstown, OH$51,975
Daytona Beach, FL$51,941
Clarksville, TN$51,935
Pensacola, FL$51,929
Temple, TX$51,925
Hopkinsville, KY$51,757
Erie, PA$51,745
Florence, SC$51,722
Charleston, WV$51,630
Great Falls, MT$51,602
Macon, GA$51,521
Tallahassee, FL$51,515
Fayetteville, NC$51,504
Waco, TX$51,492
Helena, MT$51,452
Pine Bluff, AR$51,430
Vincennes, IN$51,360
Lubbock, TX$51,337
Alamogordo, NM$51,303
Twin Falls, ID$51,251
Rapid City, SD$51,234
Jackson, MS$51,130
Huntington, WV$51,126
Greenville, MS$51,124
Parkersburg, WV$51,066
Montgomery, AL$51,055
Wichita Falls, TX$50,998
Springfield, MO$50,998
Biloxi, MS$50,969
Monroe, LA$50,912
Johnstown, PA$50,871
Sumter, SC$50,848
Columbus, GA$50,843
Pascagoula, MS$50,733
Abilene, TX$50,733
Kingsport, TN$50,584
Albany, GA$50,584
Gulfport, MS$50,567
Alexandria, LA$50,377
Fort Smith, AR$50,233
El Paso, TX$50,078
Las Cruces, NM$49,819
Harlingen, TX$49,673
Pocatello, ID$49,664
Florence, AL$49,589
Brownsville, TX$49,577
Mcallen, TX$49,457
Dothan, AL$49,376
Columbus, MS$49,035
Altus, OK$48,767
Lawton, OK$48,657
Pierre, SD$48,450
What Skills Can Increase a Bid Assistant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Coaching (Mentioned in 3.42% Job Postings): Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.
First Aid (Mentioned in 5.99% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Rehabilitation Services (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): Rehabilitation services is a special healthcare service that help a person regain physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning) abilities that have been lost or impaired as a result of disease, injury, or treatment.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Coaching
3.42%
First Aid
5.99%
Rehabilitation Services
0.96%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Bid Assistant's salary.
Instructing: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Dedication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Patient Education: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Instructing
$60,958
6%
Dedication
$59,808
4%
Patient Education
$59,233
3%
Physical Therapy
$58,658
2%
Data Analysis
$58,658
2%
Innovation
$58,658
2%
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Bid Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Bid Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Bid Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Bid Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Bid Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$69,009
$33.0
20%
How Education impacts a Bid Assistant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Bid Assistants enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Bid Assistant with a No Diploma is between
$54,049
and $56,942).
Bid Assistant Salaries by Degree Level
Typical Education for Bid Assistant
No Diploma52.4%
High School47.6%
Associates0.0%
Bachelors52.4%
Masters47.6%
Doctorate0.0%
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Degree Level
% of user with this level of education
No Diploma
52.4%
High School
47.6%
Associates
0.0%
Bachelors
52.4%
Masters
47.6%
Doctorate
0.0%
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Bid Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Bid Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Bid Assistant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $71,473 in 2023
to around $69,483 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Bid Assistant salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Bid Assistant Over Time
2022
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2023
$71,473
2024
$70,599
2025
$69,483
2026
$???
2027
$???
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Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$71,473
2024
$70,599
2025
$69,483
2026
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Common company salaries for Bid Assistant
Here are companies hiring for Bid Assistant and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Bid Assistant?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Bid Assistant roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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