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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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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 14 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PIPERS ANGELS FOUNDATION INCNorth Palm BeachFL$1.1M1
TISSUE ENGINEERING & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY-AMERICASSan RamonCA$1.1M0
CANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO INCEnglewoodCO$1.1M0
TOOLBOX ASSESSMENTS INCLincolnwoodIL$1.1M0
TUSCALOOSA RESEARCH & EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT CORPORATIONTuscaloosaAL$1.1M1
Diamond Education FoundationChicagoIL$1.1M3
SPIROVATION INCChapel HillNC$1.1M1
FORE BATTEN FOUNDATIONChapel HillNC$1.1M0
BIONORTHTEXAS FOUNDATIONIrvingTX$1.1M1
WISCONSIN CORPORATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHMilwaukeeWI$1.1M0
ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INCClearwaterFL$1.1M1
OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCOklahoma CityOK$1M0
A Foundation Building Strength IncPalo AltoCA$1M1
REALM OF CARING FOUNDATION INCColorado SpringsCO$1M1
MAKING HEADWAY FOUNDATION INCChappaquaNY$1M0
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY INCMundeleinIL$1M0
COPIC MEDICAL FOUNDATIONDenverCO$1M0
TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS FOUNDATIONBloomingtonMN$1M0
THE FOUNDATION FOR SPINAL RESTORATIONSanta MonicaCA$1M0
CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$1M1
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC NEURORADIOLOGYFishersIN$1M0
PIRE CALIFORNIA INCBerkeleyCA$1M5
STACHESTRONG INCVestalNY$1M1
KALORAMA INSTITUTE INCWashingtonDC$1M0
MUSCULOSKELETAL TUMOR SOCIETYSchaumburgIL$1M1
MASSACHUSETTS LIONS EYE RESEARCH FUND INCBelmontMA$1M0
PEDIATRIC INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC SYMPOSIUM FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$1M3
NATIONAL PRESSURE INJURY ADVISORY PANELSchaumburgIL$995k0
Health Enhancement Research Organization IncRaleighNC$984k1
NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL BIOMEDICALOmahaNE$983k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERYBeverlyMA$982k1
LAULIMA DATA ALLIANCEHonoluluHI$981k4
THE NATIONAL NEUROTRAMA SOCIETY INCHoustonTX$981k0
CASTLEMAN DISEASE COLLABORATIVE NETWORKPaso RoblesCA$979k0
ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE GENOMIC PROFILING INCWashingtonDC$973k0
Oklahoma Heart Research and Education Foundation IncTulsaOK$969k0
NEW HAMPSHIRE MUSCULOSKELETAL INSTITUTEManchesterNH$969k2
SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS INCMcLeanVA$966k0
THE AGOURON INSTITUTEPasadenaCA$965k10
Neuroimmune North CarolinaRaleighNC$963k1
SOUTH ASIA ADVOCATESKirklandWA$961k1
The Cincinnati Eye Institute FoundationCincinnatiOH$960k1
TERASAKI INNOVATION CENTER INCGlendaleCA$953k0
INSTITUTE FOR LIFE SCIENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIPUnionNJ$953k3
The Foundation for Peripheral NeuropathyBuffalo GroveIL$948k1
GRACE SCIENCE FOUNDATIONMenlo ParkCA$943k0
HIPPOCRATIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCWheelingIL$939k0
Runway to Hope IncOrlandoFL$939k1
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME FOUNDATIONAustinTX$939k1
LIMBS FOR LIFE FOUNDATIONOklahoma CityOK$938k1