Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $48k and $165k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $237k, roughly 2.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $236,573 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $165,060 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $113,283 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $48,119 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $18,017 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 328 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (33% of the 1,004 orgs in this slice). Each share is the average across orgs of the fraction of total comp that goes to this component, so the bar fills 100%.
The number in context.
Every row links to its own dedicated benchmark page.
All figures are median total reported compensation · IRS Form 990, Schedule J
Pay varies by state.
California pays $22,953 more than the median CFO compensation in mental health & crisis intervention nationally.
The ten highest-paid mental health & crisis intervention CFOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tarzana Treatment Centers Inc | Tarzana, CA | $967,097 | 2023 |
| 02 | Bowen Health Inc Fka The Otis R Bowen | Warsaw, IN | $905,244 | 2023 |
| 03 | Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation | Center City, MN | $688,550 | 2023 |
| 04 | Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center | Humboldt, KS | $616,817 | 2024 |
| 05 | Casa Colina Inc | Pomona, CA | $589,990 | 2023 |
| 06 | Silver Hill Hospital Inc | New Canaan, CT | $523,578 | 2023 |
| 07 | University Psychiatric Practice Inc | Buffalo, NY | $512,819 | 2024 |
| 08 | Community Bridges Inc | Mesa, AZ | $510,535 | 2023 |
| 09 | Gateway Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | $497,663 | 2023 |
| 10 | Union Community Health Center Inc | Bronx, NY | $455,112 | 2024 |
Total includes base, bonus, other reportable, and deferred/retirement compensation per Schedule J.
What does a $X org pay?
Adjust the slider to your organization's revenue. The median CFO compensation for mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.