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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 31 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Ginger Rugai Y-Me SoftballChicagoIL$160k0
COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY ON OPHTHALMIC INNOVATION FOUNDATIONRestonVA$160k0
THE ORPHAN DISEASE PATHWAY PROJECTMiami BeachFL$160k0
RENEGADE RESEARCHBrightonMI$160k0
San Diego Orthopaedic SocietySan DiegoCA$160k0
CALIF CANNABIS RESEARCH MEDICAL GRPSebastopolCA$160k0
Southern California Vascular Surgical SocietyAnacortesWA$160k0
METASTASIS RESEARCH SOCIETY INC H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTERTampaFL$159k0
SPATA FOUNDATION INCPalm CoastFL$159k0
STRAIN FOR THE BRAIN INCBrookfieldWI$158k0
KBSTRONG - FIGHTING THE FIGHTLexingtonIL$158k0
SOUTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL RESEARCH EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCPlantationFL$158k0
MORE THAN FOUR FOUNDATIONTraverse CityMI$158k0
RANAWAT ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$158k0
ELLE S ANGELS FOUNDATIONLanghornePA$157k0
HAWAII MEDICAL FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$157k1
Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation IncWoodbridgeNJ$157k1
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR NEURAL THERAPY & REPAIR INCTampaFL$157k0
SCAD RESEARCH INCScottsdaleAZ$157k0
AZ CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$156k0
TEAM BRADLEY BEAR FOUNDATION INCParadise ValleyAZ$156k0
Pituitary Network Association IncThousand OaksCA$156k0
BARREL AGED CHARITIES COCharlotteNC$156k0
GRACE ASHLEY SCASNY FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$156k0
MEGHNA DEVELOPTMENT FOUNDATION INCOrlandoFL$156k0
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE FUNDGlendaleAZ$155k1
GUZMAN 23 FOUNDATION INCColleyvilleTX$155k0
ARTHRITIS SURGERY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCCoral GablesFL$155k0
THE OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLELos AngelesCA$155k0
TRI-STATE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSNEvansvilleIN$155k0
Subcortical Surgery Group IncEvanstonIL$155k0
CANCERX FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$154k0
OSTEOPATHIC INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCEChicagoIL$154k0
RAMPY MS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBentonvilleAR$154k1
I'M STILL HERE FOUNDATION INCLexingtonMA$154k0
PEDIATRIC RETINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWarrenMI$154k0
International Cancer Care and Research Excellence Foundation IncDurhamNC$154k0
VV Family FoundationBakersfieldCA$154k0
TEAL WINGS OF HOPE INCBirminghamAL$154k0
MCDOUGALL RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSanta RosaCA$153k2
BRANTLEY FRANCIS FOUNDATIONGeneseoIL$153k0
MARK LINDER WALK FOR THE MINDPeoriaIL$153k0
PARENT'S GUIDE TO CORD BLOOD FOUNDATION INCBrookevilleMD$152k1
NEOMED RESEARCH CORPORATIONRootstownOH$152k0
UPWELLING FOUNDATION INCPalmetto BayFL$152k0
RED RIBBON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCGulf BreezeFL$152k1
The National Immunotherapy CancerFlemingtonNJ$151k0
FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & ADVOCACYNew YorkNY$151k0
EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$151k0
PROSTATE ACTION INCNew YorkNY$151k1