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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 29 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Jordan Research FoundationVirginia BeachVA$188k0
A Race Against BlindnessGilbertAZ$188k0
NATIONAL SHINGLES FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$188k2
NATIONAL ACADEMY CHAMPIONSHIP INCKnoxvilleTN$187k0
KARMANOS CANCER FOUNDATIONDetroitMI$187k3
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCESRochesterMN$186k0
SACRO OCCIPITAL RESEARCH SOCIETY INIdaho FallsID$185k0
HUMANOLOGY & HEALTH SCIENCE INCLos AngelesCA$185k4
LADIES LEUKEMIA LEAGUE INCMetairieLA$184k0
TEXAS SOCIETY OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERYLake OswegoOR$184k0
Walking With AnthonyBeverly HillsCA$184k0
RESEARCH ADVOCACY NETWORK INCPlanoTX$184k2
Pacific Clinical Research FoundationNew BraunfelsTX$184k0
Cancer Research Collaboration IncAnaheimCA$183k0
ACTIVE CHARITYSan RamonCA$183k0
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MOHS HISTOTECHNOLOGYMilwaukeeWI$183k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CONTACT LENS RESEARCHBerkeleyCA$182k0
PAINT THE PLANET PINKPittstonPA$182k0
MISSION IN PINK INCNew YorkNY$182k0
LYLE RAKERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMaryland HeightsMO$182k0
FETAL HEART SOCIETY INCRosevilleMN$182k0
FMDA THE FLORIDA SOCIETY FOR POST AWest Palm BeachFL$181k0
NATIONAL LEIOMYOSARCOMA FOUNDATION INCDenverCO$181k0
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONMetairieLA$181k0
KALEIDOSCOPE OF HOPE FOUNDATION INCMadisonNJ$181k0
THE VALHALLA FUNDMonroeWA$181k1
JOEYS WINGS FOUNDATION INCGainesvilleFL$180k0
HARTS OF TEAL INCFayettevilleGA$180k0
TWENTIETH CENTURY ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATIONTemple TerraceFL$180k0
THE LEWIN FUND TO FIGHT WOMEN'S CANCERSNew YorkNY$180k0
Signature Research Institute IncLouisvilleKY$179k0
FIRST INSTITUTE OF ALL MEDICINESMilfordDE$179k0
CHARLES M SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$179k0
American Dermatological Association Research and Educational Fund IncPompano BeachFL$179k0
ADLD CENTERTroyMI$178k0
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS AND VIBRATIONAuburn UniversityAL$178k0
ANGEL EMMS INCParsonsTN$178k0
HARLAN E MOORE HEART RESEARCH FOUNDATIONChampaignIL$178k1
Georgia Urology Foundation IncMcDonoughGA$178k0
CRANBERRY CUP CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION INCConcordMA$178k0
THE POETIC FOUNDATION INC C/O THE BISIGNANO LAW FIRM PLLCStaten IslandNY$177k0
FACULTY STUDENT ASSOCIATION OF THE STATE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY INCNew YorkNY$177k11
Global Alliance for Rheumatic and Congenital HeartsPhiladelphiaPA$177k2
CODY DIERUF FOUNDATIONBozemanMT$177k1
THE HEAD INJURY CENTER FOR PREVENTION AND COMMUNITMaricopaAZ$177k1
AKHIL AUTISM FOUNDATIONEdisonNJ$176k0
PETER HOPKINS FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$176k0
THE KENNEDY WILLIS CENTER ON DOWN SYNDROME INCEdmestonNY$176k0
THE JISELLE LAUREN FOUNDATION BAILEY PRATTFranklinTN$176k0
THE BROOKLYN PROJECT FOUNDATIONLittle RockAR$175k0