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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 10 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
RINCON FAMILY SERVICESChicagoIL$21.8M1
JOURNEY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCMadisonWI$21.8M10
SOUTHEASTERN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARESioux FallsSD$21.8M7
REFOCUS INCProvidenceRI$21.7M8
ORENDA EDUCATIONGeorgetownTX$21.6M3
CHARLOTTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE INCPunta GordaFL$21.6M5
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATESWeissportPA$21.6M9
HERITAGE SCHOOLS INCProvoUT$21.5M15
VESTA INCLanhamMD$21.4M7
ORCHARD PLACEDes MoinesIA$21.4M8
LIFE MANAGEMENT CENTER OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA INCPanama CityFL$21.4M7
East Central Missouri Behavioral Health Services IncMexicoMO$21.4M11
CHILD GUIDANCE RESOURCE CENTERSHavertownPA$21.4M7
NORTHERN PINES MENTAL HEALTH CENTERLittle FallsMN$21.3M18
CODAC INCCranstonRI$21.3M6
CROSSROADS' TURNING POINTS INCPuebloCO$21.3M3
NEWPORT COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCMiddletownRI$21.1M8
FAMILY GUIDANCE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARESaint JosephMO$21.1M7
BUCKELEW PROGRAMSNovatoCA$21.1M8
LEAD INCAllentownNJ$21M5
Janus of Santa CruzSanta CruzCA$20.9M7
EAST HOUSE CORPORATIONRochesterNY$20.9M5
THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE INCNew LondonCT$20.8M8
MERAKEY DELAWARE COUNTYLafayette HillPA$20.8M11
SERENITY LANECoburgOR$20.8M8
Gateway Foundation - TexasHoustonTX$20.7M3
THE AFFILIATED SANTE GROUPSilver SpringMD$20.7M10
LIBERATION PROGRAMS INCBridgeportCT$20.6M7
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION IN INDIANA INCIndianapolisIN$20.6M4
MARYVILLE INCVoorheesNJ$20.6M7
TRUENORTH WELLNESS SERVICESHanoverPA$20.4M6
ALMA FAMILY SERVICESMonterey ParkCA$20.3M10
NETCARE CORPORATIONColumbusOH$20.2M7
TRANSITIONAL SERVICES INCBuffaloNY$20.2M4
SANTA FE RECOVERY CENTER INCSanta FeNM$20.2M7
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONPhiladelphiaPA$20.1M10
TANAGER PLACECedar RapidsIA$19.8M7
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC IN PENNSYLVANIAGrove CityPA$19.8M7
QLARANT QUALITY SOLUTIONS INCEastonMD$19.7M18
TCN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCFairbornOH$19.7M8
ALTA CARE GROUP INCYoungstownOH$19.7M4
HUDSON VALLEY CARE COALITIONTarrytownNY$19.6M1
DOMINION RESOURCE CENTER INCBaltimoreMD$19.6M1
WHITE BIRD CLINICEugeneOR$19.5M6
SOUTHLIGHT HEALTHCARE INCRaleighNC$19.5M13
A SAFE HAVEN FOUNDATIONChicagoIL$19.4M4
Westside Community Mental Health Center Westside Community Services IncSan FranciscoCA$19.4M7
EDUCATION & HEALTH CENTERS OF AMERICA INCWall TownshipNJ$19.4M10
Baker Places IncSan FranciscoCA$19.3M5
WEST CENTRAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC DBA SOLVISTA HEALTHCanon CityCO$19.3M10