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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 22 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
APBD RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBrooklynNY$405k1
ALL SPORTS FOUNDATION INCMesaAZ$405k1
SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGYThe WoodlandsTX$402k0
NEURTEX BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE DBA NEURTEX BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTEDallasTX$402k1
The North American Hair Research Society DBA American Hair Research SocietyChicagoIL$401k0
PEDIATRICS-ADOLESCENT DIABETES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONOrangeCA$401k0
TO CURE A ROSE FOUNDATIONAustinTX$401k0
SOCIETY FOR EAR NOSE AND THROAT ADVANCESWarrenvilleIL$400k0
Jaffee & Paulina Wu Family FoundationEdmondOK$400k0
THE CORRONA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONDelray BeachFL$400k0
Margaret B Barry FoundationWest Des MoinesIA$400k0
STAAR OVARIAN CANCERChicagoIL$400k0
DUKE MEDICINE GLOBAL SUPPORT CORPORATIONDurhamNC$399k12
JACKSONVILLE HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CTR INCJacksonvilleFL$399k1
MIDWEST CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCElkhartIN$399k0
Leukemia Research Foundation of DEMiddletownDE$396k0
THE NANCY TAYLOR FOUNDATION FOR CHRONIC DISEASES INCTulsaOK$395k2
CARDIAC SURGERY CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTEROakbrook TerraceIL$394k0
SOCIETY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF VIOLENCE AND INJURY RESEARCH INC C/O BGAFMediaPA$394k0
COALITION OF SKIN DISEASESWashingtonDC$393k1
WADE'S ARMYSkillmanNJ$393k0
QHS 1 INCMilwaukeeWI$393k3
International Bladder Cancer GroupFlemingtonNJ$392k0
Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium IncNiwotCO$392k1
The Bev Hartig Huntingtons Disease Foundation IncFishersIN$391k0
Jefferson Regional Medical Center FoundationPine BluffAR$391k0
CAROLINE SYMMES INCCarmelIN$389k0
Isthmus Project IncMadisonWI$389k8
ROCK COUNTY CANCER COALITION INCJanesvilleWI$389k1
DONALD B SLOCUM RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONEugeneOR$386k0
Boulder Peptide FoundationSan DiegoCA$386k0
American Hearing Research FoundationChicagoIL$386k0
Hypertension Institute FoundationNashvilleTN$384k1
JACK JABLONSKI BELIEVE IN MIRACLES FOUNDATIONNew BrightonMN$384k0
ROBERT M HOFFMAN FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCHSan DiegoCA$383k0
LOUISIANA CANCER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCMonroeLA$382k0
JEFFREY PRIDE FOUNDATION INCBarringtonIL$382k0
CALIFORNIA TRAUMA RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCerritosCA$382k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND INCSeattleWA$381k1
SALISBURY FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCSalisburyNC$381k1
THE TUMORI FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$381k0
Northwest Association for Biomedical ResearchSeattleWA$380k2
FLEUR DE LISSaint LouisMO$379k0
BCS FOUNDATIONLake ForestCA$379k0
INTERNATIONAL THYMIC MALIGNANCY INTEREST GROUPSleepy HollowNY$378k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ON AGING AND DISEASE DISEASEFort WorthTX$378k0
NORTH TEXAS ALZHEIMERS PRO-AM INCAddisonTX$377k1
MIRCOREAnn ArborMI$376k1
Clinical Research FoundationLouisvilleKY$375k1
Pacific Institute of Medical ResearchLos AngelesCA$373k0