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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 12 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AIM-HI ACCELERATOR FUND INCRockvilleMD$1.6M1
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND UVEITIS FOUNDATIONWestonMA$1.6M0
OLIGONUCLEOTIDE THERAPEUTICS SOCIETYSan DiegoCA$1.6M0
Neurodegenerative Disease ResearchIncReddickFL$1.6M1
Lahser Interspecies Research FdnDavisonMI$1.6M0
MIDWEST CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATIONDavenportIA$1.6M1
MINERVA FOUNDATION-INVESCOPenningtonNJ$1.6M0
NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCGainesvilleFL$1.6M1
ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION FOR ACTIVE LIFESTYLES INCStamfordCT$1.5M1
RADIATION RESEARCH SOCIETYBozemanMT$1.5M0
The Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and ArthritisSan FranciscoCA$1.5M2
HOUGH EAR INSTITUTEOklahoma CityOK$1.5M3
PROTON THERAPY CONSORTIUMJacksonvilleFL$1.5M1
THE ALBERT F EGAN JR & DOROTHY H EGAN FOUNDATION INCNantucketMA$1.5M1
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION - CHICAGO CHAPTERChicagoIL$1.5M1
NATIONAL HISPANIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$1.5M1
CINCINNATI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR VETERANS FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$1.5M1
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF ALABirminghamAL$1.5M1
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCCoral GablesFL$1.5M2
HEME FOUNDATIONWalnutportPA$1.5M1
SOCIETY OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY FOUNDATIONFairfaxVA$1.5M3
READDI INCDurhamNC$1.5M7
ONE MISSION INCNewtonMA$1.5M2
Schizophrenia International Research Society IncBrentwoodTN$1.5M0
North American Primary Care Research GroupLeawoodKS$1.5M0
CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONTempleTX$1.5M0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ON HEALTH & DISABILITY INCRockvilleMD$1.4M3
Stasis FoundationFort LauderdaleFL$1.4M1
GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL FOUNDATIONSeguinTX$1.4M0
SCOTT HAMILTON CARES FOUNDATION INCFranklinTN$1.4M1
International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health LTDBurnsvilleMN$1.4M7
Research Society on AlcoholismBrentwoodTN$1.4M1
RANDY SHAVER CANCER RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY FUNDMinnetonkaMN$1.4M1
BEDFORD VA RESEARCH CORPORATION INCBedfordMA$1.4M2
HMSA FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$1.4M0
The Charles H Tweed International Foundation for Orthodontic ResearchTucsonAZ$1.4M3
NORTH AMERICAN SKULL BASE SOCIETYLos AngelesCA$1.4M0
PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTECulver CityCA$1.4M1
BAY PINES FOUNDATION INCBay PinesFL$1.4M0
INDIANA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INCIndianapolisIN$1.4M6
TEAR FILM OCULAR SURFACE SOCIETY INCBostonMA$1.4M1
CDS WOLF FOUNDATION INCWebsterNY$1.4M5
JOSEPH RICHARD CURRIER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCPassaicNJ$1.4M0
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PAIN MEDICINENorth ReadingMA$1.4M1
NATIONAL PANCREAS FOUNDATIONBethesdaMD$1.4M5
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON NICOTINE AND TOBACCO INCMadisonWI$1.3M0
RECEPTIONS FOR RESEARCH THE GREG OLSEN FOUNDATIONFt LauderdaleFL$1.3M3
SOUTH SOUND CARE FOUNDATIONTacomaWA$1.3M0
DRUGS & DIAGNOSTICS FOR TROPICAL DISEASESan DiegoCA$1.3M1
KURE IT INCNewport BeachCA$1.3M0