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Updated through 2024NTEE H · Medical Research

Medical Research nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 1,078 medical research nonprofits, 2020 – 2024. Each organization is counted once at its most recent filing, using the highest-paid leader reported on IRS Form 990, Schedule J.

Organizations that conduct or fund research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of diseases and medical conditions.

Median executive pay
$121,446
The typical medical research nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $121,446 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$48k
75th pct
$251k
90th pct
$447k
1,078 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $48k and $251k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $447k, roughly 3.7 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$447,349Top 10% of earners
75th$250,69125% earn more than this
50th · median$121,446The typical executive
25th$48,00025% earn less than this
10th$18,33610% of executives earn less than this
By organization size

Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.

Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for medical research nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$25k$56,891$107k521
$1M – $10M$117k$182,964$282k394
$10M – $100M$275k$399,368$640k136
$100M – $500M$600k$1,027,953$1.7M17
$500M – $1B$875k$1,524,299$1.8M5
Over $1B$961k$2,459,825$2.8M5
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

Maryland pays $128,236 more than the national median across medical research nonprofits.

By role

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Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within medical research nonprofits.

Directory

Biomedical research institutes, medical science foundations, and organizations funding research into treatments and cures. Covers clinical trials support, lab research, and translational medicine. There are 2,912 medical research organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.

Organizations in Medical Research

2,912 organizations · Page 11 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
National Alliance Against Disparities in Patient HealthWoodbridgeVA$1.9M2
THE ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNeedhamMA$1.9M2
Proton Collaborative Group IncWarrenvilleIL$1.9M1
ARMS WIDE OPEN CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATIONMarlboroNJ$1.9M2
ORTHOCAROLINA RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCCharlotteNC$1.8M1
ASTS FoundationArlingtonVA$1.8M2
THE NASPGHAN FOUNDATIONAmblerPA$1.8M1
SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONMobileAL$1.8M11
INTERNATIONAL PSORIASIS COUNCILBelleair BluffsFL$1.8M1
ALLSUP CHARITABLE SERVICES INCBellevilleIL$1.8M3
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH INSTITUTESausalitoCA$1.8M6
VICTORY HOUSTON INCHoustonTX$1.8M0
NORTH CAROLINA PEDIATRIC SOCIETY INCRaleighNC$1.8M1
EMILY G PLUMB CHARITABLE TRUSTChicagoIL$1.8M1
NATIONAL BLOOD CLOT ALLIANCEPhiladelphiaPA$1.8M3
Partnership for Cures Cures Within ReachChicagoIL$1.8M1
SURGEON'S DATA SCIENCE COLLECTIVE INCWashingtonDC$1.8M2
HUMAN IMMUNOME PROJECT INCNew YorkNY$1.8M4
THE SUMAIRA FOUNDATION INCSomervilleMA$1.8M2
LYMPHATIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH NETWORK INC (LE&RN)New YorkNY$1.8M1
PEDIATRIC SPINE FOUNDATIONLaytonUT$1.8M2
interRAIAnn ArborMI$1.7M0
International Liver Transplantation SocietyFredericksburgVA$1.7M0
CALIFORNIA ONCOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCSanta MonicaCA$1.7M0
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY FOUNDATIONRosemontIL$1.7M8
Jinnie K Simonsen and John V Carbone FoundationTiburonCA$1.7M0
ORTHOPAEDIC FOOT & ANKLE FOUNDATIONSchaumburgIL$1.7M2
THE AMERICAN FOREGUT SOCIETYMinneapolisMN$1.7M0
RIVKIN CENTER FOR OVARIAN CANCERSeattleWA$1.7M2
THE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION INCWichitaKS$1.7M1
University of Chicago Cancer Research FoundationChicagoIL$1.7M0
TEXAS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYAustinTX$1.7M1
EAST BAY INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONRancho CordovaCA$1.7M2
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AIDS INCHarrisburgPA$1.7M1
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HEALTH INSTITUTEGrand RapidsMI$1.7M0
E C FULLER TRUST U ART 16 MAINSaint LouisMO$1.7M2
MAPLE TREE CANCER ALLIANCEDaytonOH$1.6M2
VETERANS HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INCSyracuseNY$1.6M7
BEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION INCBraintreeMA$1.6M2
GROUP FOR RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITISSeattleWA$1.6M0
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance IncMinneapolisMN$1.6M1
HOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$1.6M3
THE ARVO FOUNDATION FOR EYE RESEARCH INCRockvilleMD$1.6M2
AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION INCNew YorkNY$1.6M1
Global StrategiesAlbanyCA$1.6M2
THE HAROLD AND CAROLE PUMP FOUNDATION (FKA THE HAROLD PUMP FOUNDATION)Sherman OaksCA$1.6M2
OpenMRS1 Limited DBA OPENMRS INCIndianapolisIN$1.6M0
ENDOUROLOGICAL SOCIETY INCSeafordNY$1.6M0
IOWA ONCOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONDes MoinesIA$1.6M0
SHELBY LAVINE FAMILY FOUNDATIONAddisonTX$1.6M0