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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 55 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY ON OXYGEN TRANSPORT TO TISSUEAstonPA$6k1
DONAL B TOBIN FUNDWestwoodMA$6k0
KYLERSTRONG FOUNDATIONFairfield TwpOH$6k0
THE CAROLINA HEADACHE FOUNDATIONDurhamNC$6k0
PLASMINOGEN DEFICIENCY FOUNDATION INCChapel HillNC$6k0
DR LUTHER BRADY FOUNDATION OF ACRO INCTemple TerraceFL$6k0
CLINICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONWellesley HillsMA$6k0
LIGHTS ON BRIGHTCheyenneWY$6k0
NATIONAL ASSOC FOR PROFESSIONAL GERONTOLOGISTSHealdsburgCA$6k0
MADISON CENTRAL LIONS FOUNDATION INCFitchburgWI$6k0
NEUROLOGICAL HEALTH INTERNATIONALSanta BarbaraCA$6k0
MS WARRIORS & SUPPORT ANGELSCincinnatiOH$5k0
LIFE & BREATH FOUNDATION INCEllicott CityMD$5k0
CURE FIRSTSeattleWA$5k0
CURE 4 TYPE 1 FOUNDATIONWilmingtonDE$5k0
CLIC FoundationMinneapolisMN$5k0
THE MOLLY FOUNDATION FOR DIABETESAllendaleNJ$5k0
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBuffaloNY$5k1
BEATRICE BEEBE PHD RESEARCH FUNDNew YorkNY$5k0
As Healthy As PossibleWinston SalemNC$5k0
FIGHT 4 CURE INCRaleighNC$5k0
CURE CDKL5 FOUNDATIONManhattan BeachCA$5k0
PESCHEL FAMILY FOUNDATIONMissoulaMT$5k0
Payton's Promise Foundation of Hope 83 Nottingham LaneSanfordNC$5k0
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON CYTOCHROME P450 INCNashvilleTN$5k0
SARCOIDOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTECordovaTN$5k1
THE CATHERINE FOUNDATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE LTDNew YorkNY$5k0
RETINA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF AMERICAScottsdaleAZ$5k0
BRANDON BATTLE FOUNDATION INCCharlotteNC$5k0
MATTS WAYOregon CityOR$5k0
THYROID CANCER AND PARATHYROID FOUNDATION INCLutzFL$5k0
ALLIANCE FOR THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE DISORDERSINCNew YorkNY$5k0
THE LIFESKILLS CENTER FOR LEADERSHIPEdinaMN$5k0
TRI-VALLEY SOCKSLivermoreCA$4k0
GLAUCOMA SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCGreat NeckNY$4k0
NEW JERSEY CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME ASSOCIATION INCFlorham ParkNJ$4k0
SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF GERIATRIC ANESTHESIASeattleWA$4k0
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HEART INSTITUTE INCElginIL$4k0
ALPHA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCBethesdaMD$4k0
TERRI TANNER PRESIDENT HUGS FOR SHAUN INCAnahiemCA$4k0
The Louma G FoundationLos AngelesCA$4k0
AUTOIMMUNITY RESEARCH INCThousand OaksCA$4k0
LYME DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCLuthervilleMD$4k0
ST FRANCES CABRINI HEART FOUNDATIONPrestonID$4k0
Panorama Research and Education FoundationGoldenCO$4k0
DUFFERS SICKLE CELL GOLF TOURNAMENTNashvilleTN$4k0
AMANDA STYLES CIRELLI FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INCFlemingtonNJ$4k0
Five Branches University FoundationSanta CruzCA$4k0
FRANCINE J BRITT CHARITABLE TRUSTWorcesterMA$4k0
ROBERT & CAROLYN OKADA FAMILY FOUNDATIONTulsaOK$4k0