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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 12 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
HeartLand Child & Family ServicesSacramentoCA$17.6M3
EYERLY-BALL COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESDes MoinesIA$17.5M8
Detroit Rescue Mission MinistriesDetroitMI$17.5M4
Victor Treatment Centers IncChicoCA$17.5M3
THE CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES INCMansfieldOH$17.5M6
NORTHWEST PASSAGE LTDWebsterWI$17.5M6
WEST PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM INCPhiladelphiaPA$17.5M12
LOWER EASTSIDE SERVICE CENTER INCNew YorkNY$17.4M7
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF EAST CENTRAL KANSASEmporiaKS$17.4M5
WESTCARE GULFCOAST FLORIDA INCLas VegasNV$17.4M2
WESTMORELAND CASEMANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTS INCGreensburgPA$17.4M3
South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources IncPennsaukenNJ$17.3M5
NEW DIRECTIONS NORTHWEST INCBaker CityOR$17.3M2
WYANDOT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE INCKansas CityKS$17.2M5
Optimist Boys' Home and Ranch IncLos AngelesCA$17.1M7
THE LAKES REGION MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCLaconiaNH$17.1M4
HONEY LAKE CLINIC INCGreenvilleFL$17M8
SOUTH CENTRAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCAugustaKS$17M4
LAKEVIEW HEALTH SERVICES INCGenevaNY$17M3
Sundown M Ranch CorporationSelahWA$17M8
HEARTVIEW FOUNDATIONBismarckND$16.9M7
NORTHEAST COUNSELING SERVICESHazletonPA$16.9M5
ACHIEVEMENT CENTER INCEriePA$16.9M8
ARBOR HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENTCorningNY$16.9M3
GUIDANCE CENTER INCLeavenworthKS$16.9M7
CENTERPOINTE INCLincolnNE$16.8M6
PENINSULA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHPort AngelesWA$16.8M9
AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL INCCedar RapidsIA$16.8M2
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF COLUMBIA & GREENE COUNTIES INCHudsonNY$16.8M2
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINERockvilleMD$16.8M10
COLORADO WEST PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL INCGrand JunctionCO$16.8M0
HEALTHCARE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS INCChicagoIL$16.7M4
BUCKS COUNTY DRUG & ALCOHOL COMMISSION INCDoylestownPA$16.7M1
MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTICUT INCFarmingtonCT$16.7M6
PACES INCKansas CityKS$16.7M4
River Oak Center for ChildrenSacramentoCA$16.6M9
BEHAVIORAL CARE SOLUTIONS FOR ADULTNoviMI$16.6M6
HOPE IS ALIVE MINISTRIES INCOklahoma CityOK$16.6M4
BETTER COMMUNITY LIVING INCNorth DartmouthMA$16.6M2
Community Forward SF IncSan FranciscoCA$16.5M7
PHOENIX HOUSES OF LOS ANGELES INCLake View TerraceCA$16.5M1
Presence Behavioral HealthSt LouisMO$16.4M7
YAKIMA VALLEY COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISMYakimaWA$16.4M3
YOUTH HOME INCLittle RockAR$16.3M4
TELLURIAN INCMononaWI$16.3M5
EDGEWATER SYSTEMS FOR BALANCED LIVING INCGaryIN$16.3M7
MID SHORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCEastonMD$16.3M2
SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORKNorwalkCT$16.3M8
CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICESShorelineWA$16.3M2
DICKINSON CENTER INCRidgwayPA$16.2M6