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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 32 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NORTH EASTERN OHIO RADIOLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL FUNDCanfieldOH$151k0
UPSTAGE LUNG CANCERBrooklineMA$151k0
OREGON SOCIETY OF ALLERGY ASTHMA AND IMMUNOLOGYPortlandOR$151k0
AMERICAN CYTOGENETICS CONFERENCE INCMt JulietTN$150k0
HEAR SEE HOPEBellevueWA$150k0
KIMERA SOCIETY INCMiramarFL$150k0
Retired Professional Fire Fighters Cancer Foundation IncBinghamtonNY$150k0
HUNT FOR A CURE INCBeldingMI$150k0
TRINITY RESOURCE CENTER INCOrlandoFL$150k0
ROCK STEADY BOXING OF BROWNSBURG INCBrownsburgIN$149k0
TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK OF MONTANA C/O JOHN HARLAN MDMissoulaMT$149k0
MEDVANTAGE RESEARCH INCRocklinCA$149k1
22 JUMPSPittsburghPA$148k0
Institute of Neuroethics IncAtlantaGA$148k0
DANIELA CONTE FOUNDATION INCDix HillsNY$148k0
MEDICAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC OBSFort WorthTX$148k0
INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION ROCKY MOUNTAIN BRANCHBoulderCO$148k0
MOVEMENT DISORDERS FOUNDATIONEnglewoodCO$148k1
DAYTON VETERANS AFFAIRS RESEARCH & EDUCADaytonOH$147k1
DOCTOR JAMES ZHOU LIU FOUNDATIONMilfordDE$147k0
INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC STROKE ORGANIZATION INCSan FranciscoCA$147k0
WALLACE RHEUMATIC DISEASE FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsCA$147k1
CANCER SERVICES OF NEW MEXICOAlbuquerqueNM$146k0
PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA FOUNDATIONDeerfieldIL$146k0
FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA SOCIETY OF AMERICA INCNorth OlmstedOH$145k0
CHARLES M VALLEE FOUNDATION FOR LONG COVID RESEARCH INCMiamiFL$145k0
INTERNATIONAL FOXP1 FOUNDATIONMendenhallPA$145k0
FOSTER FOUNDATION INCGarden CityNY$145k0
JOHN MICHAEL PIERCE FOUNDATIONMiramar BeachFL$145k0
THE BLAS FRANGIONE FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$145k1
CPM BILLFISH TOURNAMENTMorehead CityNC$145k0
AMERICAN HAND THERAPY FOUNDATION INCHoustonTX$144k0
SOSO STRONG PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION INCOcean SpringsMS$144k0
THE JACK SAVAGE FOUNDATION INCHoustonTX$144k0
GREENLEAF COMMUNITIES NFPWilmetteIL$144k1
COWBOYS FOR CANCER RESEARCH INCArtesiaNM$144k0
NEUWIESINGER FOUNDATION CORPORATIONManvilleNJ$143k0
SIERRA SPINE SOCIETYNewbury ParkCA$142k0
ISCHEMIA RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONHillsboroughCA$142k0
JORDAN HAYS FOUNDATIONTruesdaleMO$142k0
THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAOceansideCA$142k1
CURE TAY-SACHS FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$141k1
AFFINITY PARTNERS NETWORK INCEast BrunswickNJ$141k5
Scarring Alopecia FoundationKulpsvillePA$141k0
Kyoichi A Watanabe Family Found IncMamaroneckNY$141k0
TANG FOUNDATION FOR THE RESEARCH OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINELas VegasNV$141k0
BRAIN SCIENCES FOUNDATIONThousand OaksCA$140k0
MULTIPLE DISTRICT 22 LIONS VISION RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCBaltimoreMD$140k0
CENTER FOR ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS LEARNING & OUTCOMESAlexandriaVA$140k0
CORPORATE FRIENDS OF CDC INCAtlantaGA$140k0