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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 54 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
NICK STRONG FOUNDATION INCFranklinMA$9k0
T CELL LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA FOUNDATIONSeattleWA$9k0
TRANSPLANT EDUCATION & RESEARCH FUNDPortlandOR$9k0
THE SHEPHERD'S GIFT GM1 FOR HDBrookingsSD$9k0
GIISSUES INCGranada HillsCA$9k0
BREATHE 4 ALS INCWestportCT$9k0
INTERNATIONAL THYROID EYE DISEASE SOCIETY INCColumbusOH$9k0
ENCEPHALITIS411PlanoTX$9k0
MEGAN HOOGEVEEN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCPellaIA$9k0
Cure AMD FoundationBoulderCO$8k0
ASSOCIATES FOR BREAST & PROSTATE CANCER STUDIESFort LauderdaleFL$8k0
CHILDRENS RARE DISEASE ORGANIZATION INCPotomacMD$8k0
Hope For Annabel IncAtlantaGA$8k0
EVERYDAYS A NEW JOURNEY FUNDNew YorkNY$8k0
ELECTRO CARDIOGRAPHIC HEARTBEAT ORGANIZATIONLos AngelesCA$8k0
ACRES SITE ACCREDITATION AND STANDARDS INSTITUTE INCOrlandoFL$8k0
PARKER HILL ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCWinchesterMA$8k0
AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBeverlyMA$8k0
CORY HEIDARAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPotomacMD$8k0
THE ROSEBUDBraseltonGA$8k0
DEMENTIA STUDIES FOUNDATION INCDallasTX$8k0
Foundation for Facial Recovery IncRockvilleMD$8k0
A SISTERS HOPE INCChicagoIL$8k0
INSTITUTE OF ADDICTION MEDICINE INCPlymouth MeetingPA$8k1
March4Meg NFPPalos ParkIL$8k0
Zhu Foundation IncSan DiegoCA$8k0
PIKE COUNTY HEART BOARDTroyAL$8k0
Clara InspiredMidlothianVA$8k0
LIV4THECURELathamNY$7k0
ADEWUNMI DESALU PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$7k0
NEUROGENETICS FOUNDATIONCranburyNJ$7k0
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OTITIS MEDIAMilwaukeeWI$7k0
LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBaton RougeLA$7k0
OUR LITTLE JEWELS INCMount AiryMD$7k0
THE MAYAS WINGS FOUNDATIONPortlandOR$7k0
CALIFORNIA RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATISacramentoCA$7k0
KELLY AND ANGIE HOFFSCHNEIDER CHARITABLELincolnNE$7k0
MASONS GIVE A HEART FOUNDATION INCRaymoreMO$7k0
CHESAPEAKE ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCPhoenixMD$7k0
Abigail FoundationColorado SpringsCO$7k0
EPIDERMOID BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETYGreendaleWI$7k0
THE BRAELYN AUBREY FOUNDATIONLexingtonSC$7k0
Becky Werner Meningitis Foundation IncPalmyraWI$7k0
NEVER MISS A BEAT FOUNDATIONYardleyPA$7k0
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENDOCRINE SURGEONSAnn ArborMI$7k0
ISHA CARES INCSomersetNJ$7k0
Compassionate Communications FoundationEncinitas CaCA$7k0
YOGATHERAPEDIA LTDNew YorkNY$7k0
GLOBALCURES INCNewtonMA$6k0
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION INCHinsdaleIL$6k0