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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 49 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
MELLES RESEARCH FOUNDATION USA INCSan DiegoCA$30k0
LORI PETERSON CANCER FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$30k0
INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL EXCIPIENTS COUNCIL-AMERICAS FOUNDATIONArlingtonVA$30k0
THE JOHREI INSTITUTELos AngelesCA$30k0
GET THE MEDICATIONS RIGHT INSTITUTEViennaVA$30k1
HEALTH STUDIES COLLEGIUM INCAshburnVA$30k0
Gray Lady Foundation IncShrewsburyMA$30k0
TEAMCBC INCFayettevilleNC$29k0
GIVEHOPE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCHCincinnatiOH$29k0
BERNARD FISHER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$29k0
SOLACE FOR STEPHANIE INCRowleyMA$29k0
SEANY FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$29k0
TRINITY ROSE FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDTwinsburgOH$29k0
DIANA'S FIBROID FOUNDATION INCWestonMA$29k0
SOUTH ASIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONPotomacMD$29k0
DR DAVID H HOUSTON MEDICAL RESEARCH FUNDLas VegasNV$29k1
Loeffel Epilepsy FoundationWhitewaterWI$29k0
NORTHWEST MEDICAL EDGE RESEARCH INCPocatelloID$29k0
Hamilton Family Fundraising NFPLa Grange ParkIL$28k0
Omentum Research FoundationSan GabrielCA$28k0
STEVEN PREWITT SKULL BASESan DiegoCA$28k0
JESS FIN FOUNDATIONZionsvillePA$28k0
SNYDER-ROBINSON FOUNDATIONMcLeanVA$28k2
PACIFIC ENDODONTIC RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSan DiegoCA$28k1
COOL CARS FOR KIDS INCWynnewoodPA$28k0
MARK APRILE FOUNDATIONEtnaOH$28k0
WAYNE FUSARO MEMORIAL PANCREATICPittsburghPA$28k0
AMERICAN FOREGUT SOCIETY FOUNDATIONLone TreeCO$28k0
CHRIST HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF INCJersey CityNJ$28k2
JOE BOYS POKER RUN INCSaint CloudMN$28k0
CAROLINA ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCGreenvilleSC$27k0
MACULA & GENOMA FOUNDATION USA INCNew YorkNY$27k0
LORI LANE FOUNDATIONAnthemAZ$27k1
CHICAGO CENTER FOR VISION RESEARCHChicagoIL$27k0
HAWAII PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONHonoluluHI$27k0
The Neurological Injury Research and Educational Foundation IncClearwaterFL$27k0
Endocrine Surgery Quality FoundationLexingtonKY$27k0
DOCTORS COLLABORATING TO HELP CHILDREN CORPCambridgeMA$26k0
CONNECTIVE TISSUE COALITION INCWinthropMA$26k0
CINQUE FOUNDATION INCFair LawnNJ$26k0
COL PATRICK S MADIGAN FOUNDATIONLakewoodWA$26k0
DAWSON'S CIRCLE OF HOPE INCGenevaFL$26k0
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONCantonMA$26k0
THE NASH FOUNDATIONVeniceCA$26k0
NEUROGENIC BLADDER RESEARCH GROUP CORPORATIONSalt Lake CityUT$26k0
PRESTONS H O P ESolonOH$26k0
NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT NURSES ASSOCNew OrleansLA$26k0
JACKIE PANG FUNDSkillmanNJ$25k0
KATE FOUNDATION FOR RETT SYNDROME RESEARCH INCOld SaybrookCT$25k0
Robert S McEachern Osteosarcoma Memorial FoundationLake OswegoOR$25k0