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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 8 of 59

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Hermann Eye FundHoustonTX$3.3M0
HEALTHCORPS INCNew YorkNY$3.3M3
LANIADO DEVELOPMENT FUND INCMonseyNY$3.2M0
The Curetivity FoundationDarienCT$3.2M1
DYSTONIA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$3.2M3
CALIFORNIA LIVER RESEARCH INSTITUTEPasadenaCA$3.2M0
American Society for Histocompatibility and ImmunogeneticsTurnersvilleNJ$3.2M3
CRAY MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONAtchisonKS$3.2M0
CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATIONIrvineCA$3.2M0
DIABETES RESEARCH AND WELLNESS FOUNDATION INCBethesdaMD$3.2M1
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE FOUNDATIONDarienIL$3.2M2
DALLAS VA RESEARCH CORPORATIONDallasTX$3.2M1
PSFCSan FranciscoCA$3.2M3
SWINE HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER INCManhattanKS$3.2M2
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK OF GREATER STManchesterMO$3.2M1
TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsCA$3.1M2
CHILD NEUROLOGY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATIONLexingtonKY$3.1M2
PORTER HILLS HOME HEALTH WESTGrand RapidsMI$3.1M6
THE BANCROFT SCHOOLElginIL$3.1M4
KOCHHAR CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIONPortsmouthVA$3.1M0
CINCINNATI SIGHT RESTORATION FOUNDATIONCincinnatiOH$3.1M2
ALPHA OMICRON PI FOUNDATIONBrentwoodTN$3M1
PREECLAMPSIA FOUNDATION INCMelbourneFL$3M1
NATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSSahuaritaAZ$3M2
THE MORGAN ADAMS FOUNDATIONDenverCO$3M2
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETIES FOR INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGYClevelandOH$3M0
PROJECT PURPLE INCSeymourCT$3M1
FLORIDA BREAST CANCER COALITION RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCNorth MiamiFL$3M2
ARIZONA VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATIONPhoenixAZ$3M4
EMTECH INCAtlantaGA$3M0
CENTERS FOR DIALYSIS CARE FOUNDATIONShaker HeightsOH$3M4
FOGARTY INSTITUTE FOR INNOVATIONMountain ViewCA$2.9M7
Rome FoundationRaleighNC$2.9M15
LEVELUP KIDS INCKansas CityMO$2.9M5
PROJECT DS INCMorrisvilleNC$2.9M7
AMYLOIDOSIS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INCNewtonMA$2.9M1
EPIGENETIC CLOCK DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATIONTorranceCA$2.9M2
CALIFORNIA HEART CENTER FOUNDATIONBeverly HillsCA$2.9M8
SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCEEast DundeeIL$2.8M1
DENT NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER INCAmherstNY$2.8M2
MIDWEST VETERANS' BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONKansas CityMO$2.8M2
THE LARRY L HILLBLOM FOUNDATION INCPetalumaCA$2.8M9
Cure Sanfilippo FoundationColumbiaSC$2.8M3
SARCAnn ArborMI$2.8M2
SAINT MARY'S FOUNDATION C/O TRINITY HEALTH GRAND RAPIDSGrand RapidsMI$2.8M8
RENU LIFE EXTENDEDGoldsboroNC$2.8M0
SETTING SCOLIOSIS STRAIGHT FOUNDATIONEl CajonCA$2.7M1
THE SOCIETY OF UROLOGIC ONCOLOGYSchaumburgIL$2.7M0
AO NORTH AMERICA CHARITABLE FUNDWaynePA$2.7M10
SOCIETY OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL NEUROLOGYMinneapolisMN$2.7M0