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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 40 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AVM RESEARCH FOUNDATIONMontgomeryTX$79k0
RESEARCH FUND FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS INCOradellNJ$79k0
ENERGY MEDICINE INSTITUTEAshlandOR$79k0
Kinsley Adelynn FoundationGranite BayCA$79k0
KEY LARGO LIONS FOUNDATIONKey LargoFL$78k0
XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPElk GroveCA$78k1
United Court of the Lone Star Empire IncDallasTX$78k0
Medical Toxicology Research IncPhoenixAZ$78k0
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF FLORIDA INCTallahasseeFL$78k0
MICHAEL P BROWN COLON CANCER FOUNDATIONEast PeoriaIL$78k0
THE ROTARY CLUB OF SARASOTA SOUTHSIDE FOUNDATION INCSarasotaFL$78k0
CATTLEMEN FOR CANCER RESEARCHElginTX$78k0
PANCREATIC CANCER CURE FOUNDATIONQuakertownPA$78k0
THE SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION AND THE ADV OF RESEARCH IN CONNECTED HEALTHLittle RockAR$78k0
MIRAKINDLos AngelesCA$78k0
HEART AND STROKE RESEARCH FUNDScottsdaleAZ$77k0
Clint Barsch FoundationOdessaTX$77k0
The DNM1L Foundation IncCedar ParkTX$77k0
Kids Without CancerDetroitMI$77k1
SMILEY FOR KYLIE INCSuwaneeGA$77k0
PULMONARY CARE AND RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE LIMITEDJamaica PlainMA$76k0
LARRYS LEGENDSThompsonND$76k0
DANIEL B ALLANOFF FOUNDATION INCPhiladelphiaPA$76k0
Intl Soc For Cardiovascular Tran ResPhoenixAZ$76k0
FOX IN THE DNoviMI$76k0
THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL HUMANISM INCBenningtonVT$75k0
SUPER HERBER BROS FOUNDATION INCRochesterMN$75k0
Vision Research Institute IncLowellMA$75k0
CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION OF NEW YORKNew YorkNY$75k0
THE ALBERT AND LIN BILDNER FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$75k0
AMERICAN HYPERTENSION SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION PROGRAM INCNew YorkNY$75k0
INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH & HEALTH POLICYCollege StationTX$74k0
WORCESTER ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EFFORT INCWest BoylstonMA$74k0
CHINESE AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION INCAustinTX$74k0
NORTH AMERICAN ARTERYAustinTX$74k0
JUSTIN MCINTYRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCOcean ViewDE$74k0
IHME FOUNDATIONAuroraCO$74k0
HOPE FOR GUS FOUNDATIONPeterboroughNH$74k1
THE WITTEK RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY INCTenaflyNJ$74k0
RARE TRAIT HOPE FUNDBelle ChasseLA$74k0
Institute of Regenerative and Cellular MedicineSanta MonicaCA$74k0
BONNELL RUN HUNTING AND FISHING CORP C/O ERIC HALLMANTrumansburgNY$74k0
THE CHAMP FOUNDATIONDurhamNC$74k0
SBS Cure ProjectSacramentoCA$73k0
Taylor Anne FoundationCaryNC$73k0
TOXOPLASMOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTEChicagoIL$73k0
THE THORACIC CONNECT FOUNDATION INCTampaFL$73k0
BUFFALO AIDS PLUS FUND-WNY INCBuffaloNY$73k0
APEX NEUROSCIENCESalemOR$72k1
LAC QUI PARLE HOPE NETWORK INC CO SYLVIA SCHUURMANMadisonMN$72k0