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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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Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within medical research nonprofits.

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 24 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NEW ENGLAND PARKINSONS RIDEMerrimackNH$330k1
NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALIZED COAGULATION LABORATORYRochesterMN$329k2
SCLERODERMA CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIUM INCBostonMA$326k0
THE CALIFORNIA LIVER INSTITUTE A NONPROFIT CORPORATIONSan FranciscoCA$326k0
PRODUCT QUALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTEWashingtonDC$325k0
ARTHRITIS RESEARCH COALITIONPacific GroveCA$325k0
The Broach Foundation For Brain Cancer ResearchHoustonTX$325k1
PUNCHING OUT PARKINSONS SANTA FESanta FeNM$324k0
CARLY WANG RESOURCE INCBreaCA$324k0
ALTERNATING HEMIPLEGIA OF CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION INCSouthfieldMI$323k0
Cruisin For a CureMission ViejoCA$322k1
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FERTILITY SOCIETIESHoustonTX$321k0
HEALTH HUMANITIES MEDICINE & ART FOUNDATIONLexingtonKY$320k0
INTERNATIONAL CELL SURGICAL SOCIETYPalm DesertCA$319k0
MINNESOTA COLON AND RECTAL FOUNDATIONMinneapolisMN$317k0
LIFESCIENCES NY INCSyracuseNY$314k1
GROWINGSTEMS INCHollywoodMD$312k0
FOURTH AND GOLD INCJacksonvilleFL$312k0
RESEARCH FOR THE KIDS C/O MARK REISSDubuqueIA$310k0
CHRISTIAN OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY INCPaducahKY$310k0
Cancer Cachexia Society IncIssaquahWA$309k0
The Jed Ian Taxel Foundation for Rare Cancer Research IncPark CityUT$309k1
THE PUBPEER FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$308k1
FAM177A1 RESEARCH FUNDMercer IslandWA$306k0
OSULLIVAN INSTITUTE INCNycNY$305k0
SUGAR RAY LEONARD FOUNDATIONGranada HillsCA$303k1
National Task Group On Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia PracticRockportME$302k4
RORY BELLE FOUNDATIONDenverCO$302k0
ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATIONPort WashingtonNY$302k1
LUMINARIES INCNorthfieldIL$300k0
INSTITUTE OF NEUROSURGICAL INNOVATION INC A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPMarina Del ReyCA$300k0
CARRELL CLINIC FOUNDATIONDallasTX$299k0
FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA NOW FOUNDATION FD NOWBuffalo GroveIL$299k0
CAROLINA EAR RESEARCH INSTITUTERaleighNC$298k0
FRIENDS OF THE RICH CENTER FOR AUTISMYoungstownOH$298k0
Gold Rush Cure Foundation IncLaguna NiguelCA$297k0
WOMEN IN THORACIC SURGERYSan RamonCA$297k0
INDIANA PARKINSON FOUNDATIONNoblesvilleIN$296k1
THERE GOES MY HERO INCLutherville TimoniumMD$295k0
NATIONAL BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT LINKCommerceMI$295k1
INTERNATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ALLIANCEWashingtonDC$293k1
BEYOND THE MARK FOUNDATIONCentennialCO$292k0
CONQUERING CONGENITAL HEART DISEASEMiddletonWI$292k3
Goldman Philanthropic PartnershipsKnoxvilleTN$291k0
CANCER RESEARCH AND LIFE FOUNDATIONIrvineCA$291k0
INSTITUTE FOR CHALLENGING DISORGANIZATIONLarchmontNY$290k0
THE NORTH CAROLINA RHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONWilmingtonNC$290k0
WILL HARDY FOUNDATIONHenricoVA$290k0
LOUIE & TOOTSIE DAVIS FOUNDATIONShreveportLA$290k0
National Canine Cancer Foundation IncPhoenixAZ$290k2