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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 47 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ELVIN HOWARD SR PANCREATIC CANCER ADVO FOUNDATIONBakerLA$40k0
SHAKE IT OFF INCWest ChesterPA$40k0
JACKSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONMechanicsburgPA$40k0
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCGlendaleWI$40k0
International Institute of Reconstructive MicrosurgeryNew YorkNY$40k0
NORTH CAROLINA RARE DISEASE INNOVATIONS INSTITUTE INCDurhamNC$40k1
THE CAMPAIGN FOR AGING RESEARCHSan DiegoCA$40k0
INSTITUTE FOR IDENTITY DEVELOPMENTLos AngelesCA$40k0
University Health Care IncMiddletonWI$39k6
OTOLARYNGOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$39k0
SOUTH CAROLINA ADVOCATES FOR EPILEPSY INCGoose CreekSC$39k1
FUNDACION ESTHER A TORRES PRO ENFERMEDADES INFLAMATORIAS DE INTESan JuanPR$39k0
JPARKER PRODUCTIONSScituateMA$39k0
CURING ALZHEIMERS DISEASE PRIVATE FOUNDATION INCStillwaterMN$39k0
HIV-ASSIST IncElkridgeMD$39k1
KIRK AND DOROTHY LANDON FOUNDATION C/O BESSEMER TRUST COMPANY OF FLORIDAMiamiFL$39k0
UROLOGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDallasTX$39k1
TESTER CONSTRUCTION GIVES INCBala CynwydPA$38k0
KAWASAKI DISEASE FOUNDATION INCBostonMA$38k0
THE HEART OF A CHILD FOUNDATIONRolling HillsCA$38k0
ANGELS FOR ALYSSAElliottsburgPA$38k0
Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network IncCincinnatiOH$38k0
FRIENDS OF THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY INCFraminghamMA$38k0
JOHN F FORTNEY CHARTIABLEPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH GROUPGreensburgPA$38k0
RICHARD AND PATRICIA JAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONWestportCT$38k0
Kaufman Foundation for Heart Failure Treatment and RecoveryChesapeakeVA$38k0
North America Medical Education FoundationUnion CityCA$38k0
EMILY BROWN KOCIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE GROUPGreerSC$38k0
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION & RESEARCH INCTampaFL$38k0
THE JOHN LACHMAN ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FUNDPhiladelphiaPA$38k0
GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR TIBETAN MEDICINETemeculaCA$37k2
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INTELLIGENCE RESEARCHSan AntonioTX$37k0
WILLIAM C KUZELL FOUNDATION WILLIAM C KUZELL FOUNDATIONEnglewoodCO$37k0
WILLIAMS WARRIORS INCBlue PointNY$37k0
BOSTON MARATHON SPORTS MEDICINE RESEARCH SOCIETY INCBostonMA$37k0
LVH ALS FOUNDATIONWinston SalemNC$37k0
ALEXANDER'S ANGELS INCJerichoNY$37k0
MICHAEL FEENEY'S BEST DAY EVER INCRidgewoodNJ$37k0
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine FoundationProvoUT$37k0
ACADEMY OF ENDOSCOPY INCWoodsideCA$37k0
MIKE GREENE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONWinchesterVA$37k0
IRENE & ERIC SIMON BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCSpartaNJ$37k0
JAMES E MACEWAN CHARITABLE TRUSTPottstownPA$36k0
GREET THE DAWNNazarethPA$36k0
DANDY WALKER ALLIANCE INCKensingtonMD$36k1
ATHLETIC ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$36k0
SHOULAK BREASTFESTCorcoranMN$36k0
PRIMARY ALDOSTERONISM FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$36k1
trazanastaplescomCincinnatiOH$35k0
TPA NETWORK RESEARCH CONSORTIUM LIMITEDSan DiegoCA$35k0