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Employees Howard Hughes Medical Institute Richard Axel, M.D.

Richard Axel, M.D.

Highest compensated employee

Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2021. Published on January 25, 2026.

$789,890
2021

Total compensation

Richard Axel, M.D. has been listed as an employee of Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Richard Axel, M.D. has increased by 38.9% from 2018 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$789,890
+3.9%
Investigator
2021
$724k
40 hrs/wk
$67k
--
$760,338
+20.5%
Investigator
2020
$701k
40 hrs/wk
$60k
--
$631,033
+10.9%
Investigator
2019
$581k
40 hrs/wk
$51k
--
$568,783
Investigator
2018
$521k
40 hrs/wk
$49k
--

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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2021 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published

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Other people named Richard Axel, M.D.

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Board Member
Richard Axel
Life Sciences Research Foundation
$0
Employee
Richard Axel, Ph.D.
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$804,816