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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 35 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE LESLIE AND SHEILA KLEIN FOUNDATION INCNew CanaanCT$118k0
SINO AMER PHARMACEUTICAL PROFESSIONJamaica PlainMA$117k0
BRADLEY ZANKEL FOUNDATIONINCMelvilleNY$117k0
PLUM BASEBALL & SOFTBALL ASSOCIATIONPittsburghPA$117k0
VINCERA FOUNDATIONPhiladelphiaPA$117k1
Mary Obolensky Underwood Leukaemia FoundationPalm BeachFL$117k0
JACK S THOUSAND DAYS FOUNDATION INCVan AlstyneTX$117k0
INTERNATIONAL RADIOSURGERY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$117k0
DETROIT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONWarrenMI$116k2
LAKHANPAL VEIN FOUNDATION INCGreenbeltMD$116k0
LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY PTOCortlandOH$116k0
AUSTINTOWN YOUTH FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING ORGANIZATIONAustintownOH$116k0
INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC THINK TANK INCCharlotteNC$115k0
OPHTHALMICEDGE INCNew YorkNY$115k0
NEPM FOUNDATION INCSouthamptonNY$115k0
The Gilmore Family FoundationArlington HeightsIL$115k0
VMR RESEARCH FOUNDATIONNewport BeachCA$115k0
A LOVE FOR LIFE INCNewtownPA$114k0
KERN AUTISM NETWORK INCBakersfieldCA$114k0
FRIENDS OF OLIVER INCSanta MonicaCA$114k0
LAUREN'S FIRST AND GOAL FOUNDATION INCEastonPA$113k0
EMERSYN RAY AURICH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION LTDLittletonCO$113k0
LUMP BUSTERSPeoriaAZ$113k0
NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONDallasTX$113k0
South Shore Action for Hope IncPlymouthMA$113k0
Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Foundation IncIndianapolisIN$113k0
GULANI VISION GLOBAL FOUNDATION INCJacksonvilleFL$113k0
MILES FOR MARCWest ChesterPA$113k0
GHOST TREE INVITATIONAL LTDEugeneOR$112k1
MY KOTA BEAR INCWarrenNJ$112k1
THE MINNESOTA EYE FOUNDATIONMinnetonkaMN$112k0
POWER OVER PARKINSONS DISEASE FOUNDATIONManakin SabotVA$112k0
CARESTAR COMMUNITY SERVICESCincinnatiOH$112k0
Anterior Cruciate Ligament StudyWalnut CreekCA$112k0
CELIAC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIAHealdsburgCA$112k0
EPIGON FOUNDATION INCGlenviewIL$111k0
AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$111k7
UNIVERSITY KIDNEY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION CO KLEINBERG LANGE CUDDY & CARLO LLPLos AngelesCA$111k3
TWO TITMICE FOUNDATION INCPonte Vedra BeachFL$111k0
CAO RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCWashingtonDC$111k0
THE SALGI ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONEast GreenwichRI$110k1
Cush It To The LimitSammamishWA$110k0
CARNOT RESEARCH FOUNDATIONDallasTX$110k0
SINAI MEDICAL STAFF FOUNDATIONBloomfield HillsMI$110k0
United Against Cancer FoundationSecaucusNJ$110k0
ROW4ALS FOUNDATIONSalt Lake CityUT$110k0
PARTICLE THERAPY COOPERATIVE GROUP-NORTH AMERICA INCRochesterMN$110k0
BAINES LEGACYPrestonID$110k0
A DAPPLE A DAY EQUINE CENTER INCBolton LandingNY$109k0
GLOBAL PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$109k0