Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $123k and $220k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $288k, roughly 1.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $287,573 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $220,070 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $153,693 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $123,206 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $51,072 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 31 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (53% of the 59 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
State-level medians for Development Directors in medical research, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid medical research Development Directors by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Jackson Laboratory | Bar Harbor, ME | $547,528 | 2023 |
| 02 | The Michael J Fox Foundation | New York, NY | $444,587 | 2023 |
| 03 | Steadman Philippon Research Institute | Vail, CO | $312,328 | 2024 |
| 04 | The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc | Columbia, MD | $287,017 | 2023 |
| 05 | Arc Research Institute | Palo Alto, CA | $278,190 | 2023 |
| 06 | International Society For | Lawrenceville, NJ | $259,503 | 2024 |
| 07 | Usagainstalzheimer'S | Washington, DC | $247,897 | 2024 |
| 08 | Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation | Washington, DC | $231,445 | 2023 |
| 09 | Urology Care Foundation Inc | Linthicum Hts, MD | $227,277 | 2023 |
| 10 | Cure Duchenne | Newport Beach, CA | $220,141 | 2023 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median Development Director compensation for medical research nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.