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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 2 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
GAUDENZIA INCNorristownPA$112.1M13
Gateway Foundation IncChicagoIL$109.5M14
BAY AREA COMMUNITY RESOURCES INCEl CerritoCA$109.2M11
SIGNATURE HEALTH INCKirtlandOH$109M12
ASPIRE HEALTH PARTNERS INCOrlandoFL$108.9M14
LIFESKILLS INCBowling GreenKY$107.9M11
THE LONG ISLAND HOME C/O NORTHWELL HEALTH INCWestburyNY$107.8M20
OAKS INTEGRATED CARE INCMount HollyNJ$107.7M8
CENTERSTONE OF INDIANA INCBloomingtonIN$107.6M8
SERVICE ACCESS & MANAGEMENT INCPottsvillePA$107.5M9
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCAREYakimaWA$106.9M14
SERVICENET INCNorthamptonMA$105.6M8
BROWARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COALITION INCLauderhillFL$105.4M3
CASCADIA HEALTHPortlandOR$103.7M24
Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate Enlighten and Serve Addicts IncBronxNY$103.4M11
SOUTHWEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCPhoenixAZ$102.9M9
MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INCSan DiegoCA$102.2M8
RECOVERY INNOVATIONS INCPhoenixAZ$101.7M14
HELIO HEALTH INCSyracuseNY$100.8M8
NEW YORK PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELING CENTERJamaicaNY$98.8M16
WHEELER CLINIC INCPlainvilleCT$98.5M10
CREOKS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESTulsaOK$98.3M14
Victor Community Support Services IncChicoCA$97.1M9
Brattleboro RetreatBrattleboroVT$95.5M10
HIGH POINT TREATMENT CENTER INCNew BedfordMA$94.3M7
SMA HEALTHCARE INCDaytona BeachFL$93.6M12
DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICECulver CityCA$93.2M8
Frontier Behavioral HealthSpokaneWA$92.6M10
DOWNTOWN EMERGENCY SERVICE CENTERSeattleWA$92.2M7
MENTAL HEALTH COOPERATIVE INCNashvilleTN$91.8M8
Arisa Health IncSpringdaleAR$91.8M12
OhioGuidestoneBereaOH$91.4M10
OLIVE CRESTSanta AnaCA$89.9M8
CHILD MIND INSTITUTE INCNew YorkNY$87.6M11
INTERBOROUGH DEVELOPMENTAL AND CONSULTATION CENTER INCBrooklynNY$87.1M19
PHILHAVENYorkPA$85.8M17
RICHARD J CARON FOUNDATIONWernersvillePA$85.4M14
CASA COLINA INCPomonaCA$85.2M11
PMHCC INCPhiladelphiaPA$82.8M7
AURORA COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCAuroraCO$82.4M11
MOUNTAIN PLUS SERVICES INCPrestonsburgKY$81.5M9
VOLUNTEER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMChattanoogaTN$81M27
JEFFERSON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTHWheat RidgeCO$80.9M9
THE NEW YORK GRACIE SQUARE HOSPITAL INCNew YorkNY$80M17
NORTHEAST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATIONCharlestownMA$79M17
COMMUNITY COUNSELING OF BRISTOL COUNTY INCTauntonMA$78.6M8
NEW VISTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE INCLexingtonKY$78.6M8
EMPACT-SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTERTempeAZ$77.2M10
Valley Hope AssociationNortonKS$76.9M16
COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES INCWindsorCT$76.8M9