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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 7 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
AMGA FOUNDATION INCAlexandriaVA$4M9
HAWAII HOSPITAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH FDNHonoluluHI$4M3
ASSOCIATION FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION PROGRAMS INCWashingtonDC$4M7
FOUNDATION FOR ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCTampaFL$4M4
ADVANCED MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCD/B/A NILE ALBRIGHT RESEARCH FDNChestnut HillMA$4M3
Hitchcock FoundationLebanonNH$3.9M7
CURE DUCHENNENewport BeachCA$3.9M9
ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION INCAuroraIL$3.9M0
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education IncAtlantaGA$3.9M2
ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONIrvineCA$3.8M4
CROI FOUNDATIONPittsburghPA$3.8M0
GASTRO INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCHighland ParkIL$3.8M2
Maine Cancer FoundationFalmouthME$3.8M2
HEARTLAND HEALTH RESEARCH ALLIANCE LTDBrookfieldWI$3.8M2
THE WELL RESOURCE CENTERPellaIA$3.8M0
UVA COMMUNITY HEALTH INCManassasVA$3.7M13
THE LEONARD & MADLYN ABRAMSON FAMILY CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTEPhiladelphiaPA$3.7M2
CENTER FOR HUMAN GENETICS INCCambridgeMA$3.7M2
CLINICAL DIRECTORS NETWORK INCNew YorkNY$3.7M2
Macular Degeneration AssociationSarasotaFL$3.7M4
ALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGOSan DiegoCA$3.7M1
IMPROVECARENOW INCEssexVT$3.7M1
SPRING POINT PROJECTMinneapolisMN$3.7M3
PROGERIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCPeabodyMA$3.7M4
EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE CENTER INCAtlantaGA$3.6M6
Orthopaedic Research and Education FoundationRosemontIL$3.6M6
LOWCOUNTRY CENTER FOR VETERANS RESEARCHCharlestonSC$3.6M8
National Alopecia Areata FoundationSan RafaelCA$3.6M5
GIOVANNI ARMENISE-HARVARD FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INCBostonMA$3.6M4
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America IncWestboroughMA$3.6M8
JETT FOUNDATION INCPlymouthMA$3.5M2
Loma Linda Veterans Association for Research and EducationSan BernardinoCA$3.5M7
PHENOME HEALTHSeattleWA$3.5M6
THE TERMEER INSTITUTE INCBostonMA$3.5M3
RARE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONDurhamNC$3.5M3
RARE VILLAGE FOUNDATIONMcKinneyTX$3.5M0
FANCONI CANCER FOUNDATIONEugeneOR$3.5M3
THE HONORABLE TINA BROZMAN FDTN INCNew YorkNY$3.5M2
Texas Health Research & Education InstituteArlingtonTX$3.5M12
SOUTHERN LIGHT RAIL INCAtlantaGA$3.4M11
The Galien FoundationNew YorkNY$3.4M1
THE EDITH & HENRY HEUSER HEARING INSTITUTE INCLouisvilleKY$3.4M1
HEARTS & MINDS ACTIVITY CENTERSan JoseCA$3.4M1
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SURGERY OF THE HANDChicagoIL$3.4M5
HOPE FOR DEPRESSION RESEARCH FOUNDATION C/O GRUSS & CO LLCNew YorkNY$3.4M1
SPECIAL FRIENDS FOUNDATION INCDrexel HillPA$3.4M0
LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INCFairfaxVA$3.4M6
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOUNDATIONRichmondVA$3.3M1
NCCN FOUNDATIONPlymouth MeetingPA$3.3M7
BRIGID'S PATH INCKetteringOH$3.3M1