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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 18 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERYLos AngelesCA$638k0
FORE THE KIDS FOUNDATIONOverland ParkKS$635k0
HOPE HITS HARDERNew BraunfelsTX$635k0
HEALTH RESEARCH ALLIANCE INCRaleighNC$631k3
UROLOGICAL RESEARCH NETWORK FOUNDATIONHialeahFL$631k0
THE PEARL PSYCHEDELIC INSTITUTEWaynesvilleNC$630k4
DANIEL W OFFIT FUND TO FIGHT GLIOBLASTOMA INCNew YorkNY$629k0
CHARLEY'S FUND INCGreat BarringtonMA$628k0
SINO-AMERICAN CANCER FOUNDATIONCovinaCA$628k0
TWIST OUT CANCERVillanovaPA$627k3
SIMMARON RESEARCH INCIncline VillageNV$626k0
INTERNATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCDelray BeachFL$613k1
The Camellus and Sirlyne Ezeugwu Foundation TrustEllicott CityMD$610k0
IOWA HEART FOUNDATIONWest Des MoinesIA$610k0
THE MED13L FOUNDATION INCBarringtonNJ$609k0
PREMIER COMMUNITY HEALTHDaytonOH$609k7
THE NEUROSURGICAL ATLAS INCBeverly HillsCA$608k0
KAREN WYCKOFF REIN IN SARCOMAFridleyMN$606k2
Jawonio Foundation IncNew CityNY$604k0
HEART DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$604k0
Carson Leslie FoundationDallasTX$604k1
PAGNY Health and Research Foundation IncNew YorkNY$604k8
INTERNATIONAL BARIATRIC CLUBMcAllenTX$603k0
THE RYR-1 FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$600k2
LONGER LIFE FOUNDATIONChesterfieldMO$600k0
SKY FOUNDATION INCBirminghamMI$596k1
FRIENDS OF THE GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCHDarienCT$595k0
BIOHOUSTON INCHoustonTX$595k1
THE BEE FOUNDATIONWaynePA$594k1
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BLEEDING DISORDERS FOUNDATIONWest ChesterPA$590k1
DACI FOUNDATIONSan JoseCA$589k0
CARL J SHAPIRO INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOLBostonMA$589k12
Neuromuscular Study Group IncKansas CityKS$589k0
DYSPHAGIA RESEARCH SOCIETY INCWarrenvilleIL$588k0
Clinical Biotechnology Research Institute at RSFHCharlestonSC$585k18
OHIO CANCER RESEARCH ASSOCIATESColumbusOH$580k1
CURE CMDLakewoodCA$579k2
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO NEW YORK OFFICE INCNew YorkNY$579k0
The Paula Takacs Foundation For Sarcoma ResearchCharlotteNC$579k1
THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INCBrooklynNY$578k1
ACADIANA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCLafayetteLA$577k1
FELLOWSHIP FOR INTERPRETATION OF GENOMESBurr RidgeIL$575k1
Ralston Volunteer Fire Department Rescue SquadRalstonNE$575k5
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR VIROLOGYAnn ArborMI$574k0
CANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO FOUNDATION INCEnglewoodCO$573k0
ODYLIA THERAPEUTICS INCAtlantaGA$571k2
THE JAMES AND ALICE MCGONAGLE CHARINorwoodMA$570k0
NP2SonomaCA$570k1
THE JOSEPH M STILL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONAugustaGA$570k0
United Ostomy Associations of America IncBiddefordME$570k1