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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 41 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
KELLY MCGIMSEY FOUNDATIONShreveportLA$72k0
TURKEY TROT FOR THE MEMORY INCShrewsburyMA$72k0
THEN CENTERChicagoIL$72k0
LOVE4LUCAS FOUNDATIONPound RidgeNY$72k0
SOUTHERN HEADACHE SOCIETYLakewayTX$72k1
Wings Over Leukemia and Lymphoma IncVirginia BeachVA$72k0
ASIAN AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONIrwinPA$72k0
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHSacramentoCA$72k1
AGCSA FOUNDATIONAuburnAL$72k0
DICKSON-DIVELEY ORTHOPAEDIC EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLeawoodKS$72k0
HUNTINGTON BREAST CANCER ACTION COALITIO ACTION COALITIONMelvilleNY$72k0
FOUNDATION FOR SPIKE PROTEIN LONG COVID AND MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH INCBirminghamAL$72k0
MAXWELL JAMES OSKAM FOUNDATION INCMelbourneFL$71k0
THE INSTITUTE FOR MOBILITY AND LONGEVITYTampaFL$71k2
NC PHYSICIAN ADVISORY GROUPNorth GardenVA$71k9
THE MAYA DRONCA FOUNDATIONPonte VedraFL$71k0
BARRETT STRONG FOUNDATIONSpringfieldOH$71k0
WESTERN GLAUCOMA FOUNDATIONOlympiaWA$71k0
VR FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$71k1
CAMERON STEINBERG FOUNDATIONDublinOH$70k0
SARA'S CURE CLEAR CELL SARCOMA FOUNDATIONCharlestonSC$70k1
Fight for ELovelandCO$70k0
MEDICAL HISTORY PICTURES INCFlourtownPA$70k0
ATOM RESEARCH ALLIANCESan FranciscoCA$70k0
Alabama Intl Dyslexia AssociationGurleyAL$70k0
LIZS DAY INCFloral ParkNY$70k0
JUNE ROGERS FOUNDATION FOR COLON CANCER RESEARCH INCLithiaFL$70k0
ADVANCES IN MINERAL METABOLISMWestonMA$70k0
LEAPING FOR A CURE INCEastonMD$70k0
THE KATIE MCBRIDE FOUNDATION INCGreat RiverNY$70k0
Marvin Thomas MemorialSeattleWA$69k0
MARTIN A TURBIDE MS FOUNDATION INCLeominsterMA$69k0
OrphanWise IncorporatedClevelandTN$69k0
BREATH OF LIFE FOUNDATIONMenashaWI$69k0
TONY OPENJacksonMI$69k0
THE KOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL PRACTITIONER ASSOCIATION OF NY INCFlushingNY$69k0
WOMAN TODAY INC DBA TODAY'S WOMANApple ValleyCA$69k0
LIVE LIKE JOHN PELHAMPortlandOR$68k0
BLAST GLIOBLASTOMA C/O JOSEPH B BLANDAPeninsulaOH$68k0
SEAN KARL FOUNDATIONFranklinTN$68k0
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL EXAMINER'S FOUNDATION INCSavannahMO$68k0
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association IncWest AllisWI$68k0
THE GROSS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$68k0
DON AND MILLIE NELMS FOUNDATIONFayettevilleAR$68k1
Ohio Lions Pediatric Cancer FoundationColumbusOH$68k0
POST-FINASTERIDE SYNDROME FOUNDATIONSomersetNJ$68k1
SOUTHWEST INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES ANPhoenixAZ$68k0
THE HEALTHY BIRTH AND INFANT BRAINS FOUNDATIONCasperWY$68k1
STRABISMUS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONMill ValleyCA$68k1
OKLAHOMA SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATIONEdmondOK$68k0