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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 15 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
ACHIEVE HUMAN SERVICES INCYumaAZ$13.5M4
Nexus Recovery Center IncorporatedDallasTX$13.5M4
Ranch Hope IncAllowayNJ$13.4M4
PHOENIX HOUSE ORANGE COUNTY INCLake View TerraceCA$13.3M0
ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE NEW ENGLAND AND NEW JERSEY INCBrocktonMA$13.3M2
COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER OF ST CLAIR COUNTY INCEast St LouisIL$13.3M2
PREVENTION FIRST INCSpringfieldIL$13.2M2
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND RECOVERY INCWatertownMA$13.2M4
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCENew YorkNY$13.2M7
GUIDANCE CENTER OF LEA COUNTY INCHobbsNM$13.2M4
NE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCWestboroughMA$13.2M13
CORNERSTONE MINISTRIES INCMcKinneyTX$13.2M1
WES HEALTH CENTERS INCPhiladelphiaPA$13.2M7
Community Crisis Services IncCapitol HeightsMD$13.2M2
Counseling Associates IncRusselvilleAR$13.1M5
ALIVIANE NO-AD INCEl PasoTX$13.1M3
GREAT LAKES RECOVERY CENTERS INCIshpemingMI$13.1M3
UCONNECTCARE INCBataviaNY$13.1M4
BOOTHEEL COUNSELING SERVICESSikestonMO$13.1M6
LITTLE HILL FOUNDATION FOR THE REHABILITATION OF ALCOHOLICS INCHardwick TownshipNJ$13.1M6
BRANDON RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTER INCNatickMA$13.1M5
THE ALCOHOLIC REHABILITATION SERVICES OF HAWAII INC DBA HINA MAUKAKaneoheHI$13M6
TENNESSEE FAMILY SOLUTIONS INCSmyrnaTN$13M2
Inland Behavioral & Health Services IncSan BernardinoCA$13M8
BETTER HEALTH TOGETHERSpokaneWA$13M18
SAN ANTONIO LIFETIME RECOVERY INC DBA LIFETIME RECOVERYSan AntonioTX$13M3
THE ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL OF SCHENECTADY COUNTY INCSchenectadyNY$13M4
ADDICTIONS CARE CENTER OF ALBANY INCAlbanyNY$13M2
PHOENIX PROGRAMS OF FLORIDA INCBrandonFL$12.9M4
CLAREMATRIXSanta MonicaCA$12.9M7
Southern California Alcohol and Drug Programs IncDowneyCA$12.8M0
PERMIAN BASIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERMidlandTX$12.8M0
The Center for Black Health and EquityDurhamNC$12.8M1
Denali Family ServicesAnchorageAK$12.8M4
Amethyst Place IncKansas CityMO$12.7M1
INTEGRATED LIVING INCSterling HeightsMI$12.6M8
COMMUNITY ASSISTED AND SUPPORTED LIVING INCSarasotaFL$12.6M4
Veterans Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program IncSan BernardinoCA$12.6M1
ILLINOIS COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCESpringfieldIL$12.5M4
San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group IncAlamosaCO$12.5M7
ELMHURST HOME INCDetroitMI$12.4M2
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INCBostonMA$12.4M7
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS OF CENTRAL OHIO INCNewarkOH$12.4M7
POTOMAC HIGHLANDS MENTAL HEALTH GUILD INCPetersburgWV$12.4M2
LEXINGTON RICHLAND ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE COUNCIL INCColumbiaSC$12.4M2
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH CENTERTrentonMO$12.3M6
PERRY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHOICES INCNew LexingtonOH$12.3M1
POTOMAC HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONINCEmmitsburgMD$12.3M0
FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES OF CORTLAND COUNTY INCCortlandNY$12.3M2
Penndel Mental Health Center IncLanghornePA$12.2M6