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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 56 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
SAVING SOPHIE INCSherman OaksCA$4k0
NATIONAL SPINE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONGarden CityNY$4k0
THE INSTITUTE OF CHRONIC ILLNESS INCSilver SpringMD$4k0
Anthony J Gavin Private Foundation IncMariettaGA$3k0
THE SIBLEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONLas VegasNV$3k0
JLK Sanfilippo Research FoundationBelmontMA$3k0
LEGWORK FOR LUNGSPiscatawayNJ$3k0
INTERNATIONAL BODYTALK FOUNDATION INCNokomisFL$3k0
MIAMI CANCER RESEARCH CENTERMiamiFL$3k0
PICS4EOENew HopePA$3k0
PEDIATRIC KERATOPLASTY FOUNDATIONHarrisonNY$3k0
CHUCK COLEMAN MEMORIAL POOL TOURNAMENTMarionOH$3k0
BIAGI FAMILY FOUNDATIONRiversideCA$3k0
DENTAL PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATIONOrland ParkIL$3k0
ASSOCIATION FOR OCULAR PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICSDurhamNC$3k0
HFII CORPORATIONDetroitMI$3k8
MMV-MEDICINES FOR MALARIA VENTURE NORTH AMERICA INCWilmingtonDE$3k0
IMAGINE A CURE CANCER TREATMENTIdaho FallsID$3k0
GRANT-A-STARR FOUNDATIONBendOR$3k0
NESTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION INCAventuraFL$3k0
UAB DIABETES TRUST FOUNDATIONBirminghamAL$3k0
REBOUND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONVancouverWA$3k0
West Central Ohio Paralysis FoundationFort JenningsOH$3k0
THE JONI GLADOWSKY BREAST CANCER FOUNDATIONSmithtownNY$3k0
CARL AND COLLEEN ABDALIAN FOUNDATIONShaker HeightsOH$3k0
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINE MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCRyeNY$3k0
LESLIE ARENSON CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIOLisleIL$3k0
AARON'S NEUROBLASTOMA CANCER FOUNDATIONShakopeeMN$3k1
DINEY GOLDSMITH BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCHallandale BeachFL$3k0
SPECTRUM BIOBANK INCPortola ValleyCA$3k1
PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONSan JoseCA$3k0
TERMINATE CANCER FOUNDATIONHilton Head IslandSC$3k0
HOUSTON SHOCK SYMPOSIUMHoustonTX$3k0
ESTOPINAN TK2 MEDICAL TREATMENT FOUNDATION INCBaltimoreMD$3k0
THE PARKINSON'S & MOVEMENT DISORDER FOUNDATIONWestminsterCA$2k1
WJP T1D FOUNDATIONNashuaNH$2k0
MOORE HAZEL M IRREVOCABLE TUWEriePA$2k1
The Alter FoundationEnglewoodCO$2k0
DEFY FOUNDATIONWest ChesterPA$2k0
WORLD ENDOMETRIOSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION AMERICA INCCupertinoCA$2k0
INTERNATIONAL FOXG1 FOUNDATIONLumbertonTX$2k0
IMMUNOLOGY ALLERGY & ASTHMA FOUNDATION INCFort WayneIN$2k1
PETER & TOMMY FUND INCBuffaloNY$2k0
Bioneomed Research FoundationSan JoseCA$2k0
THE ON-STEP INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INCWhite PlainsNY$2k0
ASRI NETWORK INCCape CanaveralFL$2k0
TEAM LUCKY SEVEN INCBoyne CityMI$2k0
MBSK FOUNDATIONSaratogaCA$2k0
NORTHEAST OHIO AUTISM GROUPGates MillsOH$2k0
Estrogenesis CorpCape CoralFL$2k0