What are the main factors that influence a Bid Assistant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Bid Assistant's salary?

A Bid Assistant's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,836 for beginners, reaching about $58,523 at mid-level, and approach $61,615 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Bid Assistant?

Bid Assistant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bid Assistant roles are District of Columbia $63,680, California $63,438, Massachusetts $62,593. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bid Assistant roles make?

Salaries for Bid Assistant level roles vary by specialization: Bid & Capture Director: $184,400; Bid & Capture Manager: $138,900; Bid Director: $124,479; Bid/Quote Manager: $123,900; Bid Manager: $121,688.

How do different companies affect a Bid Assistant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Bid Assistant roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Bid Assistant Salary in the United States

How much does a Bid Assistant make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bid Assistant in the United States is $57,515 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

However, a Bid Assistant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,876
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,405 to $63,985
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $43,932

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Bid Assistant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,985	$5,332	$1,230	$31
Average	$57,515	$4,793	$1,106	$28
25th Percentile	$50,405	$4,200	$969	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Bid Assistant Salaries

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): $55,836
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,033
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $58,523
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $61,409
Expert (over 8 years): $61,615

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Bid Assistant	$55,836
Intermediate Level Bid Assistant	$56,033
Senior Level Bid Assistant	$58,523
Specialist Level Bid Assistant	$61,409
Expert Level Bid Assistant	$61,615

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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: $63,680.
California: $63,438.
Massachusetts: $62,593.

District of Columbia $63,680

California $63,438

Massachusetts $62,593

Washington $62,363

New Jersey $62,340

Alaska $62,259

Connecticut $61,466

New York $61,144

Hawaii $60,114

Rhode Island $59,631

Maryland $59,303

Minnesota $58,855

Colorado $58,682

Illinois $58,625

Oregon $58,406

Delaware $58,245

New Hampshire $58,144

Virginia $57,917

Pennsylvania $57,256

Nevada $56,922

North Dakota $56,813

Michigan $56,640

Wisconsin $56,577

Vermont $56,450

Texas $56,100

Maine $56,077

Arizona $56,042

Ohio $56,002

Georgia $55,473

Indiana $55,208

Wyoming $55,156

Utah $55,076

Iowa $55,041

Kansas $54,765

Louisiana $54,685

North Carolina $54,656

Missouri $54,645

Florida $54,420

Montana $54,299

Nebraska $54,184

Kentucky $54,121

South Carolina $53,891

Tennessee $53,747

Idaho $53,690

New Mexico $53,270

Oklahoma $53,178

Alabama $52,839

South Dakota $52,269

Arkansas $51,959

West Virginia $51,792

Mississippi $51,291

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: $72,543
San Francisco: $71,830
Oakland: $70,237

San Jose, CA $72,543

San Francisco, CA $71,830

Oakland, CA $70,237

New York, NY $66,654

Queens Village, NY $66,222

Paramus, NJ $65,762

Passaic, NJ $65,705

Bergenfield, NJ $65,647

Stamford, CT $65,561

Huntington, NY $65,503

Newark, NJ $65,129

Bridgeport, CT $65,014

New Brunswick, NJ $64,825

Vallejo, CA $64,704

Middlesex, NJ $64,669

Somerset, NJ $64,618

Petaluma, CA $64,485

Santa Cruz, CA $64,261

Boston, MA $64,146

Monterey, CA $63,858

Fairbanks, AK $63,818

Los Angeles, CA $63,709

Washington, DC $63,680

Seattle, WA $63,577

Santa Rosa, CA $63,565

Juneau, AK $63,398

Orange, CA $63,208

Anchorage, AK $63,105

Anaheim, CA $63,065

Santa Ana, CA $62,978

Nassau, NY $62,944

Long Beach, CA $62,921

Danbury, CT $62,904

Santa Maria, CA $62,708

Everett, WA $62,697

Bremerton, WA $62,415

Trenton, NJ $62,305

Sacramento, CA $62,282

San Diego, CA $62,254

Brockton, MA $62,231

Tacoma, WA $62,208

Santa Barbara, CA $62,127

Lowell, MA $61,897

New Suffolk, NY $61,874

Nashua, NH $61,805

Lompoc, CA $61,713

Ventura, CA $61,656

Stockton, CA $61,638

New Haven, CT $61,523

Atlantic City, NJ $61,374

Hartford, CT $61,247

Modesto, CA $61,218

Poughkeepsie, NY $61,092

New Britain, CT $61,063

Olympia, WA $60,983

Kennewick, WA $60,983

New London, CT $60,971

Norwich, CT $60,954

Lawrence, MA $60,925

Bakersfield, CA $60,764

Riverside, CA $60,684

New Bedford, MA $60,684

Richland, WA $60,626

Portsmouth, NH $60,580

Vineland, NJ $60,569

San Bernardino, CA $60,523

Boulder, CO $60,361

Worcester, MA $60,315

Portland, OR $60,264

Saint Paul, MN $60,195

Minneapolis, MN $60,195

Philadelphia, PA $60,114

Honolulu, HI $59,809

Springfield, MA $59,608

Providence, RI $59,602

Chicago, IL $59,435

Bellingham, WA $59,366

Baltimore, MD $59,303

Chico, CA $59,159

Wilmington, DE $59,062

Pittsfield, MA $59,004

Manchester, NH $58,895

Spokane, WA $58,642

Denver, CO $58,636

Albany, NY $58,366

Troy, NY $58,343

Schenectady, NY $58,222

Burlington, VT $58,095

Portland, ME $57,894

Salem, OR $57,848

Yakima, WA $57,837

Ann Arbor, MI $57,819

Rochester, MN $57,658

Fresno, CA $57,630

Reno, NV $57,630

Milwaukee, WI $57,578

Detroit, MI $57,520

Allentown, PA $57,503

Carson City, NV $57,497

Houston, TX $57,411

Colorado Springs, CO $57,405

Syracuse, NY $57,376

Eugene, OR $57,267

Bismarck, ND $57,198

Gary, IN $57,198

Galveston, TX $57,198

Springfield, OR $57,152

Medford, OR $57,014

Fort Collins, CO $56,991

Austin, TX $56,945

Mesa, AZ $56,824

Phoenix, AZ $56,813

Dallas, TX $56,796

Reading, PA $56,761

Saint Cloud, MN $56,738

Concord, NH $56,686

Madison, WI $56,663

Utica, NY $56,508

Raleigh, NC $56,462

Las Vegas, NV $56,456

Rochester, NY $56,416

Des Moines, IA $56,410

Atlanta, GA $56,318

Battle Creek, MI $56,301

Salt Lake City, UT $56,284

Lancaster, PA $56,197

Champaign, IL $56,186

Harrisburg, PA $56,117

Durham, NC $56,065

Kansas City, MO $56,059

Kansas City, KS $56,048

Fort Worth, TX $56,042

Boca Raton, FL $56,019

Cleveland, OH $56,013

Columbus, OH $56,002

Pittsburgh, PA $55,996

Richmond, VA $55,973

Indianapolis, IN $55,962

Cincinnati, OH $55,887

Petersburg, VA $55,801

Billings, MT $55,674

Lansing, MI $55,674

Huntsville, AL $55,674

Lebanon, PA $55,668

Dayton, OH $55,663

Pueblo, CO $55,663

Appleton, WI $55,645

Buffalo, NY $55,622

Racine, WI $55,594

Charlotte, NC $55,588

Saint Louis, MO $55,571

Springfield, IL $55,548

Elkhart, IN $55,536

York, PA $55,536

Gastonia, NC $55,530

Benton Harbor, MI $55,530

Beaumont, TX $55,496

Lorain, OH $55,484

Toledo, OH $55,461

Binghamton, NY $55,432

Rock Hill, SC $55,427

Rockford, IL $55,398

Fargo, ND $55,369

Elyria, OH $55,369

Flagstaff, AZ $55,329

Fort Lauderdale, FL $55,294

Miami, FL $55,260

Duluth, MN $55,168

Bangor, ME $55,093

Cedar Rapids, IA $55,030

Louisville, KY $55,001

Grand Rapids, MI $54,990

Hialeah, FL $54,984

Casper, WY $54,903

Scranton, PA $54,834

New Orleans, LA $54,817

Virginia Beach, VA $54,811

Akron, OH $54,783

Peoria, IL $54,708

Sarasota, FL $54,696

Green Bay, WI $54,656

Baton Rouge, LA $54,627

Charleston, SC $54,616

Nashville, TN $54,599

Jamestown, NY $54,587

Davenport, IA $54,587

Tucson, AZ $54,558

Cheyenne, WY $54,541

Saint Petersburg, FL $54,524

Tampa, FL $54,512

Omaha, NE $54,501

Port Arthur, TX $54,478

Evansville, IN $54,478

Bradenton, FL $54,455

Santa Fe, NM $54,351

Orlando, FL $54,294

Clearwater, FL $54,230

Canton, OH $54,110

La Crosse, WI $54,110

Grand Forks, ND $54,092

Albuquerque, NM $54,075

Tulsa, OK $54,075

Newport News, VA $54,069

High Point, NC $54,052

Ogden, UT $54,029

Corpus Christi, TX $53,983

Laramie, WY $53,949

Norfolk, VA $53,949

Rock Island, IL $53,914

Saginaw, MI $53,903

Jacksonville, FL $53,897

Salisbury, NC $53,885

Memphis, TN $53,874

Moline, IL $53,845

Fort Myers, FL $53,828

Waterloo, IA $53,753

Spartanburg, SC $53,696

Lincoln, NE $53,667

Fort Wayne, IN $53,655

Birmingham, AL $53,592

Cedar Falls, IA $53,581

Provo, UT $53,575

Springfield, OH $53,569

San Antonio, TX $53,558

Greensboro, NC $53,534

South Bend, IN $53,529

Winston Salem, NC $53,523

Boise, ID $53,506

Savannah, GA $53,465

Muskegon, MI $53,362

Lima, OH $53,293

Lake Charles, LA $53,270

Anderson, IN $53,258

Lexington, KY $53,241

Augusta, GA $53,224

Greenville, SC $53,224

Wichita, KS $53,172

Tuscaloosa, AL $53,172

Columbia, SC $53,120

Bloomington, IN $52,977

Roanoke, VA $52,942

Asheville, NC $52,867

Knoxville, TN $52,770

Shreveport, LA $52,764

Wilmington, NC $52,689

Frankfort, KY $52,580

Oklahoma City, OK $52,539

Chillicothe, OH $52,516

Longview, TX $52,511

Topeka, KS $52,493

Mobile, AL $52,407

Terre Haute, IN $52,384

Erie, PA $52,378

Altoona, PA $52,350

Melbourne, FL $52,332

Amarillo, TX $52,309

Killeen, TX $52,292

Fayetteville, AR $52,246

Sioux Falls, SD $52,206

Chattanooga, TN $52,171

Idaho Falls, ID $52,166

Gainesville, FL $52,045

Portsmouth, OH $52,016

Little Rock, AR $52,005

Lynchburg, VA $52,005

Lafayette, LA $51,982

Youngstown, OH $51,982

Temple, TX $51,959

Daytona Beach, FL $51,947

Clarksville, TN $51,941

Pensacola, FL $51,936

Hopkinsville, KY $51,763

Charleston, WV $51,757

Florence, SC $51,729

Sioux City, IA $51,694

Macon, GA $51,527

Tallahassee, FL $51,521

Fayetteville, NC $51,510

Waco, TX $51,498

Wichita Falls, TX $51,498

Pine Bluff, AR $51,475

Vincennes, IN $51,366

Lubbock, TX $51,343

Great Falls, MT $51,309

Alamogordo, NM $51,303

Abilene, TX $51,257

Rapid City, SD $51,182

Monroe, LA $51,182

Albany, GA $51,148

Huntington, WV $51,142

Jackson, MS $51,136

Greenville, MS $51,130

Parkersburg, WV $51,073

Montgomery, AL $51,061

Johnstown, PA $51,050

Springfield, MO $51,004

Biloxi, MS $50,975

Sumter, SC $50,854

Columbus, GA $50,849

Twin Falls, ID $50,814

Pascagoula, MS $50,739

Kingsport, TN $50,590

Gulfport, MS $50,572

Alexandria, LA $50,383

Fort Smith, AR $50,239

El Paso, TX $50,084

Helena, MT $50,009

Las Cruces, NM $49,825

Harlingen, TX $49,664

Pocatello, ID $49,612

Florence, AL $49,595

Brownsville, TX $49,583

Dothan, AL $49,491

Mcallen, TX $49,462

Columbus, MS $49,037

Altus, OK $48,772

Lawton, OK $48,663

Pierre, SD $48,456

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	$60,965	6%
Dedication	$59,815	4%
Patient Education	$59,240	3%
Physical Therapy	$58,665	2%
Data Analysis	$58,665	2%
Innovation	$58,665	2%

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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 Diploma 52.4%

High School 47.6%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 52.4%

Masters 47.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$50,405

Average $57,515/year

$63,985

$4,200

Average $4,793/month

$5,332

$969

Average $1,106/week

$1,230

$24

Average $28/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,985	$5,332	$1,230	$31
Average	$57,515	$4,793	$1,106	$28
25th Percentile	$50,405	$4,200	$969	$24

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Salary Trends for Bid Assistant

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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2023

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2024

$70,599

2025

$69,483

2026

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