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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 26 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PHAWARE GLOBAL ASSOCIATIONBurbankCA$257k0
A GLIMMER OF HOPE INCWexfordPA$257k1
PHILLIPS-AMICK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCHGreenvilleSC$255k0
DIABESITY INSTITUTESeattleWA$255k0
SAHA FOUNDATION FOR CARDIOVASCULER RESEARCHLexingtonKY$253k0
LAUGHLIN FAMILY FOUNDATION FOR RARE CANCRockvilleMD$253k1
Childrens Medical Research Foundation IncNew YorkNY$252k0
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR PARKINSON SUPPORT INCBrooklandvilleMD$252k1
LIZZYS WALK OF FAITHColumbiaMO$252k1
Conference for the Model Aquatic Health CodeMaricopaAZ$250k1
Endure to Cure Pediatric Cancer FoundationWilmingtonDE$250k0
RECARE FOUNDATIONCampbellCA$250k2
IJRI RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION IFishersIN$250k0
TUA WILLIAM & THELMA HOUSMAN FDNDallasTX$249k1
COMMON SENSE MEDICINE INCPlainviewTX$249k0
SILVERSTEIN DREAM FOUNDATIONWater MillNY$247k0
ROWING CARESTigardOR$247k0
THE TYLER TRENT FOUNDATIONCarmelIN$247k0
Telehealth Access for AmericaSausalitoCA$245k0
SPINE & SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INCCoral GablesFL$245k0
THE MEND A HEART FOUNDATIONClarendon HillsIL$244k0
OHIO DERMATOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONDaltonOH$244k0
ERASE PTSD NOWSchaumburgIL$244k1
THE MAULI OLA FOUNDATION DBA BREATH OF LIFELaguna BeachCA$243k1
JASTREBOFF HEARING DISORDERS FOUNDATIONGuilfordCT$243k2
NEUROSPRING INCNapaCA$243k3
Atomac Pediatric Trauma Research NetworkPhoenixAZ$242k0
Nbia Disorders AssociationCypressTX$241k2
NEUROFIBROMATOSIS MIDWESTSt CharlesIL$241k0
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH OF VIRGINIA ATTN MORGAN TURNBULLHenricoVA$241k0
THE RADENAC NICOLA FOUNDATION INCPalm Beach GardensFL$241k0
CAROL M BALDWIN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FUND INCMelvilleNY$239k0
ILLINOIS-EASTERN IA DIST OF KIWANIS INTL SPASTIC PARALYSIS RES FDTNRockfordIL$238k0
WPLAB INCDurhamNC$238k0
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES INCCaryNC$237k0
PINK OUT INCHanoverPA$237k0
REED GASTROINTESTINAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBirminghamAL$236k1
FREEDOM OF FORM FOUNDATION INCCambridgeMA$235k0
THE KITTREDGE FOUNDATIONBostonMA$235k1
THE FOREGUT RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLone TreeCO$235k1
FLIGHT4CF INCGeorgetownMA$235k0
BORRACHO PESCADORFort WorthTX$234k0
VIRGINIA CARDIAC SERVICES QUALITY INITIATIVESouth RidingVA$233k2
Human Proteome Organization - HUPONewtonMA$233k0
Megs Smile Foundation IncHolly SpringsNC$232k0
DYSLEXIC ADVANTAGE BROCK EIDEEdmondsWA$232k0
Nimml Institute IncBlacksburgVA$232k0
SOCIETY OF METABOLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS INCCorpus ChristiTX$232k1
ASSOCIATION OF CANCER CENTER ADMINISTRATORSCharlestonSC$232k0
NATIONAL BEHAVIORAL CONSORTIUM INCWestonFL$230k2