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Updated through 2024NTEE F · Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention nonprofitexecutive pay

Median top-executive pay across 5,573 mental health & crisis intervention 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 promote mental health and treat mental disorders, substance abuse, and crisis situations.

Median executive pay
$88,975
The typical mental health & crisis intervention nonprofit's highest-paid executive earns $88,975 in total reported compensation.
25th pct
$45k
75th pct
$157k
90th pct
$280k
5,573 organizations · 2020 – 2024
Percentile distribution

Where the middle 50% lands.

Half earn between $45k and $157k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $280k, roughly 3.1 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.

PercentileTotal compMeans
90th$279,563Top 10% of earners
75th$157,31725% earn more than this
50th · median$88,975The typical executive
25th$44,54625% earn less than this
10th$18,08610% 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 mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits in that revenue range.

Revenue band25thMedian75thOrgs
Under $1M$25k$51,238$80k2,937
$1M – $10M$94k$126,423$172k1,791
$10M – $100M$199k$276,823$369k776
$100M – $500M$340k$437,984$650k65
Revenue bands with fewer than 5 organizations are not shown.
Geography

Pay varies by state.

District of Columbia pays $49,775 more than the national median across mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits.

By role

Benchmark a specific Mental Health & Crisis Intervention role

Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits.

Board & trustee pay

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention board & trustee pay norms

11% of mental health & crisis intervention nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $34,565 across a median board of 4 paid members.

Organizations paying board members
11%
Median board pay
$34,565
Median paid board size
4
By filing type
Form 990: 12%
Form 990-EZ: 8%
Form 990-PF: 6%
Directory

Mental health treatment centers, substance abuse programs, crisis intervention services, and counseling organizations. Covers addiction recovery, psychiatric care, and hotline services. There are 9,919 mental health & crisis intervention 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 Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

9,919 organizations · Page 1 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHPhiladelphiaPA$1.2B21
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists PLLCWethersfieldCT$694.9M14
COMPASS HEALTH INCClintonMO$557.2M12
SANDHILLS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & SUBSTANCEWest EndNC$532.9M11
SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE INCBriarwoodNY$338.9M10
SHEPPARD PRATT HEALTH SYSTEM INCBaltimoreMD$319.6M14
SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE ALLIANCEAustinTX$318.8M0
Public Health Management CorporationPhiladelphiaPA$291M9
ELIOT COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES INCLexingtonMA$255.9M7
RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INCMenandsNY$246.7M13
COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCMesaAZ$239.5M12
PINE REST CHRISTIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESGrand RapidsMI$230.8M17
HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATIONCenter CityMN$228.1M20
Northeast Behavioral Health Care ConsortMoosicPA$222.2M5
THE ARC OF THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE REGIONLinthicum HeightsMD$219.9M10
GRAND LAKE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCTulsaOK$206.9M24
SAINT FRANCIS MINISTRIES GROUP RETURNSalinaKS$205.5M11
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INCSpringfieldMA$205M14
LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - SHREVEPORT FACULTY GROUP PRACTICEShreveportLA$204.8M3
INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY LIVING INCNew YorkNY$191.8M8
MERAKEY PENNSYLVANIALafayette HillPA$189.7M12
TARZANA TREATMENT CENTERS INCTarzanaCA$181.5M7
PREFERRED FAMILY HEALTHCARE INCKirksvilleMO$177.5M16
BUTLER HOSPITALProvidenceRI$171.2M17
FAMILY RESIDENCES AND ESSENTIAL ENTERPRISES INCOld BethpageNY$169.2M14
CENTRAL CITY CONCERNPortlandOR$164.2M15
ADVOCATES INCFraminghamMA$160.4M11
CENTERSTONE OF TENNESSEE INCNashvilleTN$149.7M9
THE MAY INSTITUTE INCRandolphMA$149.7M13
EPIDAURUS DBA AMITY FOUNDATIONTucsonAZ$149M9
AREA RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES INC A/K/A ARIS SOLUTIONSWhite River JunctionVT$148.6M7
ONEOHIO RECOVERY FOUNDATION INCWestervilleOH$148.3M2
Mental Health Center of DenverDenverCO$145.6M12
WELLSPACE HEALTHSacramentoCA$144.4M13
AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY MHMR CENTER DBA INTEGRAL CAREAustinTX$141.3M10
Emma Pendleton Bradley HospitalEast ProvidenceRI$139.3M15
South Florida Behavioral Health Network IncMiamiFL$136.4M8
MOUNTAIN COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER INCPrestonsburgKY$133M7
MERIDIAN HEALTH SERVICES CORPMuncieIN$127.3M8
GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL LEADERS HEALTHRapid CitySD$127.1M10
INDEPENDENT SUPPORT SERVICES INCMonticelloNY$127M4
BOWEN HEALTH INC FKA THE OTIS R BOWEN CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES INCWarsawIN$123.7M8
SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEMS INCWestboroughMA$123.6M14
NEW VISTA OF THE BLUEGRASS INCLexingtonKY$122.1M8
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INCJupiterFL$121.8M3
PROJECT RENEWAL INCNew YorkNY$121.7M13
SEVEN COUNTIES SERVICES INCLouisvilleKY$121.6M10
HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER INCKnoxvilleTN$121.1M8
Lakeview Center IncPensacolaFL$114.9M11
NEW VISTA COMMUNITIES INCLexingtonKY$113.7M8