Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $64k and $186k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $241k, roughly 1.9 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $241,027 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $185,703 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $126,440 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $63,673 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $24,249 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
How the package is built.
The typical pay structure across 125 organizations with full Schedule J reporting (40% of the 312 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.
State-level medians for COOs in mental health & crisis intervention, ranked by typical pay.
The ten highest-paid mental health & crisis intervention COOs by filing.
| # | Organization | Location | Total compensation | Filing year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bowen Health Inc Fka The Otis R Bowen | Warsaw, IN | $890,999 | 2023 |
| 02 | Butler Hospital | Providence, RI | $790,037 | 2023 |
| 03 | Centerstone Of America Inc | Nashville, TN | $596,793 | 2023 |
| 04 | Oaks Integrated Care Inc | Mount Holly, NJ | $546,331 | 2023 |
| 05 | John Muir Behavioral Health | Walnut Creek, CA | $536,107 | 2023 |
| 06 | Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute | Dallas, TX | $520,313 | 2023 |
| 07 | The May Institute Inc | Randolph, MA | $490,282 | 2023 |
| 08 | Drug Recovery Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $473,355 | 2023 |
| 09 | Community Bridges Inc | Mesa, AZ | $452,455 | 2023 |
| 10 | Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center | Humboldt, KS | $444,282 | 2023 |
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 COO compensation for mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits in that revenue band updates live.