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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 52 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
THE CLAUDIA COHEN CANCER RESEARCH FUNDNew YorkNY$17k0
Renal Research IncHoustonTX$16k0
CHARLOTTE BOATNER MILLER FUNDLas VegasNV$16k1
KAPPA THERAPEUTICSSeattleWA$16k0
WEST KENTUCKY SCOTTISH RITEMadisonvilleKY$16k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OMEGA-3 RESEARCH INCBostonMA$16k0
THE LIGHT OF LIFE FOUNDATION INCBoca RatonFL$16k0
Systemic Lupus International Collaborati ng ClinicsPittsburghPA$16k0
LAURUS ALLIANCE PROJECT CORPORATIONLaguna BeachCA$16k1
INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER FNDTNMilfordMI$16k0
Hyperbarics for Heroes IncOklahoma CityOK$16k0
ROAD GEMS CAR CLUB INCWest PointNE$16k0
THE TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR COMPANYCharlestonSC$16k0
The Justin Benjamin FoundationLake BarringtonIL$16k0
MACDONALD HOSPITAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONClevelandOH$15k0
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING PEDIATRIC THERAPISTSLompocCA$15k0
BEELIVER INCMiamiFL$15k0
THE SLADE DOZIER FOUNDATIONMount PleasantSC$15k0
NEW JERSEY ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY co DENNIS LYONSBricktownNJ$15k0
BRAS ACROSS THE RIVERMoss PointMS$15k0
MERISSA L FRYE SMALL CELL CERVICAL CANCER MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONZionsvillePA$15k0
TEAM AX FOUNDATIONCherry Hills VillageCO$15k0
ASOP GLOBAL FOUNDATIONWashingtonDC$15k0
LIVERESEARCH INC C/O PERELSON WEINERNew YorkNY$15k0
CUREAIDS FOUNDATION INCRiver HillsWI$15k0
HEALTH 2 0 ADVOCATES INCSan AnselmoCA$15k0
Greater Houston Foundation for Medical Research & EducationThe WoodlandsTX$15k0
YASH GANDHI FOUNDATION FOR FINDING A CURE FOR I-CELLWest ChesterPA$15k0
STUDENT OMT INCWilliamsvilleNY$15k0
R P ALZHEIMERS PROJECTRiversideCA$15k0
FALAYA FLOAT INCCovingtonLA$15k0
STEM CELL CANCER AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH INCBoynton BeachFL$15k0
CHEMCEED FOUNDATION INCChippewa FallsWI$14k0
TRAUMA DATA INSTITUTE INCLovingstonVA$14k0
Real Estate RidersMahtomediMN$14k0
Melanated MelonFort MillSC$14k0
CANCER BUCKET FOUNDATION INCHuxleyIA$14k0
JESSA'S QUEST INCAmherstNY$14k0
THE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCChappaquaNY$14k0
The Michael Matters Foundation IncLibertyvilleIL$14k0
FOUNDATION FOR HOMEOPATHIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCHBerkeleyCA$14k1
HATCHING FOR HEALTH FOUNDATIONHoustonTX$14k0
CHAMPIONS OF DISCOVERYDallasTX$14k0
ROBERT A WELKE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC C/O ELIZABETH N WELKEWestportCT$14k0
PROTEIN BOARD CORPORATIONFlower MoundTX$14k0
ASSOCIATION OF OSTEOBIOLOGY C/O WENHAN CHENG PHDSan FranciscoCA$13k0
JACOB ISAAC RAPPOPORT FOUNDATION INCBoynton BeachFL$13k0
ARLINGTON FIRE CHARITABLE GROUPArlingtonTX$13k0
Healing Touch Worldwide Foundation IncHoustonTX$13k0
JIMS TEAM 4 DIABETES FOUNDATIONBlaineMN$13k0