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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 6 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Straub FoundationHonoluluHI$5.1M7
Walther Cancer Foundation IncIndianapolisIN$5.1M5
MUSC Foundation for Research DevelopmentCharlestonSC$5.1M7
GI HEALTH FOUNDATION INCHolmdelNJ$5.1M0
THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES FOUNDATIONGrove CityOH$5.1M4
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States IncWinston SalemNC$5M7
THE HEALTH COLLABORATIVECincinnatiOH$5M8
INNOVATIVE LIFESTYLES INCClarkstonMI$5M5
PAPANICOLAOU CORPS FOR CANCER RESEARCHDeerfield BeachFL$5M2
Young Living FoundationLehiUT$5M1
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF REGIONAL ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MEDICINEPittsburghPA$4.9M8
THE KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATIONDallasTX$4.9M6
NATIONAL SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION INCDanversMA$4.9M3
International Rett Syndrome FoundationCincinnatiOH$4.8M6
FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE FOUNDATIONPlymouth MeetingPA$4.7M4
THE WALTER J GATTI FOUNDATION INCMelbourneFL$4.7M0
CEREBRAL PALSY FOUNDATION INCNew YorkNY$4.7M4
INSTITUTE FOR PROTEIN INNOVATION INCBostonMA$4.6M7
BioHealth InnovationRockvilleMD$4.6M6
THE STANLEY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTERockvilleMD$4.6M4
CMT Research Foundation IncAtlantaGA$4.6M4
LOWY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCLa JollaCA$4.6M1
ARIZONA ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH CENTER INCPhoenixAZ$4.6M1
UROLOGY CARE FOUNDATION INCLinthicum HtsMD$4.6M6
THE FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEURORADIOLOGYOak BrookIL$4.6M1
APPLIED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE INSTITUTESan DiegoCA$4.5M7
HOFFMAN INSTITUTE SUPPORTING FOUNDATIONSan RafaelCA$4.5M1
CHANEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONLyndhurstOH$4.5M0
FSHD SOCIETYRandolphMA$4.5M7
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH SOCIETYDes PlainesIL$4.4M1
Sansum Diabetes Research InstituteSanta BarbaraCA$4.4M9
CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONClevelandOH$4.4M2
STARKLOFF DISABILITY INSTITUTESt LouisMO$4.4M2
MICROBIOME HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCWoburnMA$4.4M9
ICHOR RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCNew HavenCT$4.3M3
BUFFALO PRENATAL-PERINATAL NETWORK INCBuffaloNY$4.3M2
HAYMAKERS FOR HOPE INCWellesleyMA$4.3M3
BLACKBIRD LABORATORIES INCBaltimoreMD$4.3M8
INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH INCWashingtonDC$4.3M3
CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLCNew YorkNY$4.2M0
Nashville Wine AuctionNashvilleTN$4.2M1
THE OSTEOSARCOMA INSTITUTEDallasTX$4.2M1
That Man May See Inc DBA All May See FoundationSan FranciscoCA$4.2M1
FOUNDATION FOR ANESTHESIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCHSchaumburgIL$4.2M3
Heart Failure Society of America IncRockvilleMD$4.2M8
OPHTHALMOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATIONMiamiFL$4.1M5
Radiation Medicine InstituteArlington HeightsIL$4.1M6
RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INCStaten IslandNY$4.1M4
Prairie Education & Research CooperativeSpringfieldIL$4.1M7
NEW JERSEY CHAPTER AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS INCEast WindsorNJ$4.1M6