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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 48 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
VERITAS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSan ClementeCA$35k1
NEUROIMMUNE INNOVATION ENTERPRISE INCNew YorkNY$35k0
Society for Functional Precision MedicineBostonMA$35k0
KPOST CHARITIESDallasTX$35k0
STATEN ISLAND HEART SOCIETY INCStaten IslandNY$35k1
NANCY LANGHORNE FOUNDATIONGloucesterVA$35k0
Genetic Resource Association of TexasHoustonTX$34k3
The BS ClubDanvilleCA$34k0
HARVARD NEURODISCOVERY CENTER INCBostonMA$34k6
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTIOUS DISEASES INCChapel HillNC$34k0
FETAL MEDICINE FOUNDATION INCFort LeeNJ$34k0
BARTELS FAMILY FOUNDATIONAikenSC$34k0
BRUCE EDWARDS ALS RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCCrownsvilleMD$34k0
NATIONAL RONGXIANG XU FOUNDATION INCBreaCA$34k0
MECP2 DUPLICATION FOUNDATIONTucsonAZ$34k0
PEOPLE'S CLINIC FOUNDATION INCMoreheadKY$34k0
Ocean State Cancer CrushersExeterRI$34k0
CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$33k0
RACHELS DANCE FOR THE CURE INCCommackNY$33k0
DOW 97 FOUNDATIONMurphyTX$33k0
SUSIE IS ALL IN AGAINST ALSRichardsonTX$33k0
JIS Research InstituteNew AlbanyOH$33k0
LUCILLE LACHAPELLE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONScituateRI$33k0
AMYX FOUNDATION INCBoiseID$33k0
DUSTIN SHILLCOX FOUNDATION INCGreen RiverWY$33k0
KICKIN CANCERKnoxvilleTN$32k0
RADIATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECTINCOcean CityNJ$32k1
WILLIE FUND CORPORATIONNorth FalmouthMA$32k0
COLLEEN SHEA CHILDRENS FOUNDATIONWilkes BarrePA$32k0
WHOLE PERSON SELF HEALING INSTITUTE INCNew YorkNY$32k0
CAMDEN COUNTY ALZHEIMERS PROJECT INSaint MarysGA$32k0
ALZHEIMERS CARE ARMENIADana PointCA$32k0
Anesthesia & Critical Care Research FoundationValparaisoIN$32k0
CHARLES AND ANN KELMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONUniondaleNY$32k0
JEREMY'S THOUGHTFUL THERMAL FOUNDATIONHendersonNV$31k0
SEMLER INSTITUTE FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONSan FranciscoCA$31k0
FOUNDATION FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INT INCNew YorkNY$31k0
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION OF PROLOTHERAPY REGENERATIVE MEDICINEMiddletownDE$31k0
FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF SPINAL KNOWLEDGEMinneapolisMN$31k0
ADAM FAULK TANKSLEY FOUNDATION INCWaxhawNC$31k0
THE TOMMY KID FOUNDATION INCFranklin LakesNJ$31k0
METROPOLITAN CARDIOLOGY CONSULTANTS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONCoon RapidsMN$31k0
THETA TAU THETASacramentoCA$31k0
Microsurgical Transplantation Research FoundationSan MateoCA$31k0
STEVE BOZEMAN MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMRentonWA$31k0
CARTILAGE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCMorgantownIN$31k0
RACING FOR CHILDREN'S INCBirminghamAL$31k0
OPERATION SAVE OUR SOLDIERS INCSafety HarborFL$30k0
INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR MEDICINE SOCIETYLas VegasNV$30k0
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF HEADACHE INCPalm Beach GardensFL$30k0