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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 33 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GWEN L KOSINSKI FOUNDATION INC C/O EAST END FINANCIAL GROUPRiverheadNY$140k0
CAREY M FBO CEW GRINNELL FD MED RESDallasTX$139k1
ASSOC OF VA SURGEONS FOUNDATION C/O SUE LENTZLynnwoodWA$139k0
MdDS BALANCE DISORDER FOUNDATIONAudobonPA$139k0
THE SANDY HAHN FOUNDATIONAvon LakeOH$139k0
LOVE TEAM TESSARoyal OakMI$139k1
Mind Your Brain FoundationPaoliPA$139k0
THYMUS MEETING ASSOCIATIONDoylestownPA$138k0
THE CAMERON AND HAYDEN LORD FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$138k0
DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER INC ANGELA ROBINSONPhiladelphiaPA$138k0
SAMIR AND GRACE TUMA FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$138k0
DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION OF ORANGE COUNTYNewport BeachCA$138k1
AIKEN WOMENS HEART BOARDAikenSC$138k0
INSTITUTE FOR INJURY RESEARCH ANDERS HAMBERGERBloomfield HillsMI$136k0
HARVEY BASSETT CLARKE FOUNDATIONPalo AltoCA$136k0
GAIA VACCINE FOUNDATIONProvidenceRI$136k0
TRIANGLE GLOBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM INCResearch Triangle PkNC$135k1
THE FIELD CENTERUpper MontclairNJ$135k0
Cri Du Chat Research Foundation IncBrooklynNY$135k0
DIGESTIVE DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNew YorkNY$135k0
Sails Up 4 Cancer IncMysticCT$134k0
CENTRAL CHAPTER SOCIETY OF NUCLER MEDICINENapervilleIL$134k0
Air Medical Physician AssociationPurcellvilleVA$134k0
THE ORTHO SAN ANTONIO ABM FOUNDATIONHelotesTX$134k0
BEHEADSTRONG INCKansas CityKS$134k0
1J FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$134k0
Fight 4 Diabetes Cure IncKensingtonMD$133k0
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR GENDER THERAPEUTICS INCNewtonMA$133k0
BOUNCE OUT THE STIGMA PROJECT INCAllendaleNJ$133k1
CENTER FOR PROMOTIONOF CHILD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PRIMARY CARE INCBaltimoreMD$133k1
SPIN4GINLancasterPA$133k0
PINK RIBBONS CRUSADE INCAustinTX$132k0
Fast Angelman LATAM FoundationCoral GablesFL$132k0
Alliance Against Diabetes IncLas VegasNV$132k0
PENNY F GARRETT SARCOMA FOUNDATIONDamascusVA$132k0
N of OneDallasTX$132k0
OREGON ANESTHESIOLOGY & RESEARCH SOCIETYMilwaukeeWI$132k1
Henry McCann Memorial Colorectal Cancer FoundationColumbusOH$132k0
RDH12 FUND FOR SIGHTBoiling SpringsSC$132k0
MAMA MAKEKA HOUSE OF HOPEFresnoCA$132k0
La Jolla Immunology ConferenceLa JollaCA$132k0
Park City Hip & Knee FoundationPark CityUT$131k0
ROCKIN' OUT CANCERLewis CenterOH$131k0
HELEN YUEHUA GU FOUNDATIONMilfordDE$131k0
ASCLEPIUS SNAKEBITE FOUNDATION ASCLEPIUS SNAKEBITE FOUNDATIONAuroraCO$131k0
ALL GREATER GOOD FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsCA$131k2
DARIO SALAS INSTITUTE FOR HERMETIC SCIENCE INCNew YorkNY$130k0
Avery Huffman DIPG FoundationAuburnWA$130k0
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL THERAPEUTICS INCWorcesterMA$130k0
COMPREHENSIVE SPINE STUDY GROUPBelvedereCA$129k0