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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 30 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES OF GRAND RAPIDS RESEARCH & EDUCATION INSTITUTEGrand RapidsMI$175k0
Peptide Therapeutics FoundationSan DiegoCA$174k0
CHERRY CREEK GUN CLUB INCAuroraCO$174k0
THE MACULA FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$174k0
FOOLS FIVE INCLewistonMN$173k0
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF LONG ISLAND INCEast MeadowNY$173k0
BALANCED BUDGET NOWTysons CornerVA$173k1
EVAN JOSEPH GERSTEIN FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$172k0
JoAnn B Ficke Cancer FoundationEnglewoodCO$172k0
ACLS AND LACLS COMMITTEECamarilloCA$172k1
WORSLEY INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL FIVE-ELEMENT ACUPUNCTUREPortlandOR$172k0
THE CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCES FOUNDATIONTucsonAZ$172k1
BLINDER RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR CROHN'S DISEASEParadise ValleyAZ$172k0
HOPE 365Madison HeightsMI$171k1
PARTNERSHIP FOR ACHIEVING TOTAL HEALTH INCNew OrleansLA$171k1
HOPE 4 HARPERCarrolltonTX$170k1
THE PRAY FAMILY FOUNDATIONSeekonkMA$170k0
ANN STEFFENS SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCAlbanyNY$170k0
ELLYN SATTER INSTITUTE INCSun PrairieWI$170k1
BEACON ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$169k0
SABINE NECHES- CONSERVATION CLUB INCPort NechesTX$169k0
SENECA DIABETES FOUNDATIONIrvingNY$167k2
VOICES OF ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$167k0
TENNESSEE ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (TOFER)NashvilleTN$167k1
INTERNATIONAL NEUROETHICS SOCIETYWashingtonDC$167k1
QIGONG SENSORY TRAINING INSTITUTEWest LinnOR$166k2
CENTER FOR NEW DATASan FranciscoCA$166k0
INTL BEHAVIOURAL & NEURAL GENETICS SOCIETYWakefieldMA$166k0
Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society IncSan RamonCA$166k1
NORTH STAR REVIEW BOARDFreeportME$166k2
RYANS LAKE HUNTING & FISHING CLUBLufkinTX$165k0
TREEN CHARITABLE EVENTS INCLathamNY$165k0
MASSACHUSETTS PROSTATE CANCER COALITION INC C/O GREEN ASSOCIATES LLCBostonMA$165k0
COSMOPOLITAN DIABETES FOUNDATION INCRockfordIL$165k0
ALS FUNDRAISERRoseauMN$165k0
ALS CURE PROJECT INCPleasantonCA$164k0
A KEY FOR A CURE FOUNDATIONSalinasCA$164k0
NOAH WORCESTER DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND INCIndianapolisIN$164k0
RIDE HARD BREATHE EASYCheltenhamPA$164k0
LIVE LIKE MADISON INCLaurinburgNC$163k0
ACTIVE AGAINST ALSAnn ArborMI$162k1
RUBI GIRLS INCDaytonOH$162k0
ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS IN NORTH AMERICA FOUNDATIOAthertonCA$162k0
Pinehurst Biomedical FoundationLos AngelesCA$162k0
COALITION TO CURE CHD2 INCDallasTX$162k0
FCSP FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$162k0
MITHIL PRASAD FOUNDATIONSan JoseCA$162k0
THE POWELL-DRESCHER OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$162k0
SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONOkemosMI$161k0
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PODIATRIC SURGEONS INCLafayetteLA$160k0