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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 16 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FOUNDATION TO ERADICATE DUCHENNE INCAlexandriaVA$827k0
INTERSTATE POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL ASSOCIATProspect HeightsIL$825k7
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMilfordCT$825k1
INTL ESSENTIAL TREMOR FOUNDATIONLenexaKS$821k0
THE INSTITUTE ON SCIENCE FOR GLOBAL POLICYTucsonAZ$819k2
PKU HOPE FOUNDATIONLeesburgVA$818k0
Lifespan Research InstitutionMountain ViewCA$815k6
ZOLL FOUNDATION INCChelmsfordMA$812k0
California Rheumatology AllianceLos AngelesCA$811k0
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation IncBeaumontTX$809k1
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery SSalemMA$807k0
THE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUND FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MOLECULAR IMAGINGOmahaNE$806k1
Thomas N Lynn Institute for Healthcare Research IncOklahoma CityOK$804k2
ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGYBrentwoodTN$803k0
FUTURE OF HEALTH INCWashingtonDC$803k0
AMERICAN SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME INSTITUTE INCNaplesFL$802k1
WELLCOME LEAP INCSan DiegoCA$800k5
North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Case Study IncAndoverMA$794k0
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF EMERGENCY RADIOLOGYHoustonTX$794k0
THE DESMOID TUMOR RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWoodcliff LakeNJ$793k2
RENO CANCER FOUNDATION INCRenoNV$789k1
MIDWEST HEALTH INITIATIVESt LouisMO$785k1
BUFFALO INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INCBuffaloNY$783k6
Punches 4 ParkinsonsWalpoleMA$783k2
CHILDREN'S BRAIN DISEASE FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$778k2
FLORIDA HEART RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCMiamiFL$777k1
WHOLE SYSTEMS HEALTHCAREPortlandOR$776k4
HEALTHCARETNKnoxvilleTN$773k3
RESEARCH UPDATE INCHumbleTX$770k0
Ira Sohn Conference FoundationNew YorkNY$769k0
BELLA BOWMAN FOUNDATION INCBaton RougeLA$769k0
RIDE CINCINNATI FOUNDATIONMasonOH$768k0
Orthopaedic Research Foundation INCIndianapolisIN$766k0
ANTERIOR HIP FOUNDATION INCVailCO$762k0
COMMUNITY REBUILDSMoabUT$760k1
NTM INFO & RESEARCH INCPalmetto BayFL$759k1
Decentralization Research CenterArlingtonVA$758k0
KEATON'S CHILD CANCER ALLIANCERosevilleCA$758k1
MINDSPEC INCMcLeanVA$757k4
Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine IncGarden CityNY$753k0
HOPE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCHNewportRI$752k0
THE FELLOWSHIP OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCHERSMetairieLA$748k2
AMERICAN PARTNERSHIP FOR EOSINOPHILIC DISORDERSAtlantaGA$744k1
NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU FOUNDATION INCLas CrucesNM$743k0
LEEZA GIBBONS MEMORY FOUNDATION INC dba LEEZAS CARE CONNECTIONBeverly HillsCA$742k0
HEALTH HUB SFTiburonCA$741k0
KANSAS CITY HEARTRHYTHM RESEARCH FOUNDATOverland ParkKS$738k0
IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IGTRI)RockvilleMD$735k3
American Orthodontic Society IncGrapevineTX$733k0
International Clinical Cytometry SocietyGlenviewIL$731k0