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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 21 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INCNorth ChelmsfordMA$458k2
SHREE SACHCHIDANAND SATSANG MANDAL A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATIONSwedesboroNJ$458k0
TRUEHOPE INSTITUTENampaID$455k0
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY FOUNDATION INCNewberryFL$455k2
KENNEDY'S DISEASE ASSOCIATION INCCoarsegoldCA$455k0
Academy for Health & Lifespan Research IncNew YorkNY$454k1
Minkoff Center for Jewish GeneticsScottsdaleAZ$454k1
Sleep Research Society Foundation (SRSF)DarienIL$452k1
WINTER CONFERENCE ON BRAIN RESEARCHBrentwoodTN$452k0
MISSOURI COALITION FOR LIFESAVING CURESLabadieMO$452k0
CANVIVE FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$451k0
Behavioral Diabetes InstituteSan DiegoCA$451k2
DUBAI HARVARD FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INCBostonMA$448k6
NATHANIEL WHARTON FUND IN BRAIN BODY & BEHAVIOR INCNew YorkNY$447k0
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST SUPPORT FOUNDATBethesdaMD$445k0
Justin Parker Neurological InstituteBoulderCO$445k1
THE RENFREW CENTER FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$445k0
ALSTROM ANGELS CORPLubbockTX$443k0
CANCER GENOMICS CONSORTIUM CANCER CYTOGENETICS LABORATORYRochesterMN$441k0
THE CUTE SYNDROME FOUNDATIONTroyNY$440k0
GOOTTER-JENSEN FOUNDATIONTucsonAZ$440k1
GERSON INSTITUTE INCSan DiegoCA$438k1
Microbiome Research IncVenturaCA$437k0
Association of Standardized Patient Educators IncAltamonte SpringsFL$436k0
TRIUMPH CANCER FOUNDATIONSacramentoCA$435k0
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR DISORDERS OF THE CORPUS CALLOSUMYorba LindaCA$434k0
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT ACADEMIC MEDICALCantonOH$433k2
INTERNATIONAL CANNABINOID RESEARCH SOCIETYWinstonsalemNC$433k1
FOUNDATION FOR PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATIONRosemontIL$431k1
VISUAL STUDIES WORKSHOP INCRochesterNY$430k1
THE NATIONAL DIABETES AND OBESITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT TRADITION MSDiamondheadMS$430k1
Amyloidosis Support Groups IncWood DaleIL$430k0
INTERNATIONAL PLANT & HERBAL ALLIANCESaratoga SpringsUT$429k3
Hope for PDCD FoundationFolsomCA$426k0
ACHIEVING CURES TOGETHERSt Louis ParkMN$426k1
SOPHIE'S HOPE FOUNDATION INCHopkintonMA$425k0
Be the Difference FoundationDallasTX$423k0
Flux The Society For Developmental Cognitive NeuroscienceBrentwoodTN$419k0
THE ANDREW LEVITT CENTER FOR SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINEBerkeleyCA$418k1
ECD GLOBAL ALLIANCE INCDeRidderLA$418k0
GRASSROOTSHEALTHEncinitasCA$417k1
JB'S KEYS TO DMD INCDoverMA$416k1
ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCWesley ChapelFL$415k0
MONOAMINE OXIDASE DEFICIENCY FOUNDATIONGalvestonTX$415k0
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS NETWORKWheatonIL$410k1
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN HIV & AIDSBirminghamAL$409k1
A Cure in SightRaleighNC$409k0
NCMIC FOUNDATION INC NCMIC FOUNDATION INCCliveIA$408k6
ASSOCIATION OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTSSan FranciscoCA$408k1
Cure AP4 IncSalisburyMA$408k0