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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 25 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
FOUNDATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE AND RESEARCHSan DiegoCA$289k3
Albie Aware IncSacramentoCA$289k1
CANCER INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INCCupertinoCA$288k0
GEORGIA SOCIETY OF RHEUMATOLOGYNorcrossGA$288k0
SHE ROCKS INCGreensboroNC$287k0
THE FOUNDATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE INCNew YorkNY$287k0
The ROS1ders IncSacramentoCA$287k1
CAROL M BALDWIN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND OF CENTRAL NEW YORK INCWarnersNY$286k2
NATIONAL AUTISM ASSOCIATION INCPortsmouthRI$285k2
The Norma Livingston Ovarian Cancer Foundation IncBirminghamAL$285k1
FOUNDATION OF THE NATIONAL LIPID ASSOCIATION INCJacksonvilleFL$284k0
ASXL RARE RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONPortlandME$284k1
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF CHICAGOWestmontIL$284k0
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization IncRedondo BeachCA$283k1
IHPBA FOUNDATION INC co CURTIS LAW FIRM LLCLaCrosseWI$281k0
EHLERS-DANLOS RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCPikesvilleMD$281k0
BAY AREA ADVISORS INCTampaFL$281k0
WOMENS CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCWest Palm BeachFL$280k0
CHELSEAS HOPE LAFORA CHILDREN RESESacramentoCA$280k0
AMERICAN PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS ASSOCIATIONWestfordMA$280k0
Viron Molecular Medicine Institute FoundationBostonMA$277k0
MARJORIE B GRAVES CHARITABLE TUW FIRST FINANCIAL BANKNorth ManchesterIN$276k1
MEDICAL STAFF OF REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERSan JoseCA$275k3
ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation IncSilver SpringMD$275k1
NEURO-OPTOMETRIC REHABITATION ASC INCPlanoTX$274k6
LISA B FISHMAN FOUNDATION INCMontvilleNJ$274k0
FULL STEAM FORWARD INCBostonMA$274k0
SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION OF ARIZONA INCTucsonAZ$272k1
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PANCREATOLOGYMilwaukeeWI$271k0
SMASHERSON INCRoswellGA$271k0
SOCIETY OF BIOMOLECULAR IMAGING AND INFORMATICSCambridgeMA$271k0
MADDIES PROMISE INCHinghamMA$270k0
THE PLUMPJACK FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$268k0
NEBRASKA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMLincolnNE$268k0
CHILDRENS AIRWAY FIRST FOUNDATIONAustinTX$267k1
THE SUPER JAKE FOUNDATIONGurneeIL$267k0
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PHYTOBIOMES RESEARCH INCEau ClaireWI$265k2
TANGO2 RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDHadlymeCT$265k2
VOICES OF HOPE INCStonehamMA$265k0
Friends of Race Against DementiaNewton HighlandsMA$264k0
PULMONARY WELLNESS FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$263k1
Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic EducationPrairie VillageKS$263k0
IBREA FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$262k2
THE ORTHOPEDIC FOUNDATIONWestervilleOH$262k0
PINK ALLIANCEBryanTX$261k0
HERB KOSTEN PANCREATIC CANCER CHARITABLE FUNDMemphisTN$261k0
SOUTHERN OREGON ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATIONMedfordOR$260k0
CATHERINE PEACHEY FUND INCCarmelIN$258k0
MCGRORTY FOUNDATIONBrewsterNY$258k2
HAWAII CELLULAR THERAPY AND TRANSPLANT LABORATORYHonoluluHI$258k1