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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 29 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Remi Vista IncReddingCA$4.6M0
BOSTON AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER INCCambridgeMA$4.6M1
Foundations Behavioral Health ServicesCelinaOH$4.5M1
THE WALKER CENTER FOR ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE INCGoodingID$4.5M2
SPIRITLIFE INCPenn RunPA$4.5M8
RECOVERY CAFESeattleWA$4.5M4
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY SERVICES INCGlendaleCA$4.5M3
Sacramento Recovery House IncSacramentoCA$4.5M1
WOODLEY HOUSE INCWashingtonDC$4.5M4
HHUNY INCRochesterNY$4.5M2
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES INCPhiladelphiaPA$4.5M5
THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER OF WESTERN MARYLAND INCHagerstownMD$4.5M3
RECOVERY CENTERS OF ARKANSAS INCLittle RockAR$4.5M1
INDIAN FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC OF GREAT FALLS INCGreat FallsMT$4.5M5
SAMADHI CENTER INCKingstonNY$4.5M1
Assessment & Treatment Alternatives IncPhiladelphiaPA$4.5M5
WV GAME CHANGERS INCParkersburgWV$4.5M1
SHARE SELF-HELP FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST OR OVARIAN CANCER INCNew YorkNY$4.5M1
THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR INCDeLandFL$4.5M3
COMPASS COORDINATION INCNashvilleTN$4.5M4
WASHINGTON DRUG & ALCOHOL COMMISSIONWashingtonPA$4.4M2
CRAWFORD COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM INCMeadvillePA$4.4M1
PLEAHomesteadPA$4.4M6
YFA CONNECTIONSSpokaneWA$4.4M3
APEX TRANSITIONAL HOUSINGPhoenixAZ$4.4M3
MARY LEE COMMUNITYAustinTX$4.4M2
EXPONENTS INCNew YorkNY$4.4M3
SERENITY LANE HEALTH SERVICESCoburgOR$4.4M3
DARE AMERICASanta MonicaCA$4.4M4
ROGERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - WASHINGTON INCOconomowocWI$4.4M6
The Bridge Restoration MinistryPacific GroveCA$4.4M1
TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOL D & OTHER ADDICTION SERVICESNashvilleTN$4.4M3
WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK INCHuntingtonWV$4.4M3
GLOBAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SERVICESChicagoIL$4.4M0
EPISCOPAL SOCIAL SERVICES INC DBA BREAKTHROUGHWichitaKS$4.4M2
STRONGHEARTS NATIVE HELPLINE INCEaganMN$4.3M3
ADVANCED TEACHING CONCEPTS INCSouth LyonMI$4.3M1
Journey to HealingOlive HillKY$4.3M2
COASTAL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCLongwoodFL$4.3M3
LUMINIS HEALTH PATHWAYS INCAnnapolisMD$4.3M14
FREEDOM HOUSE INCClintonNJ$4.3M2
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center NFPChicagoIL$4.3M3
SHINE A LIGHT COUNSELING CENTERSanta CruzCA$4.3M1
SUMMIT COUNSELING INCWillistonND$4.3M1
THE NURSING CENTER AT LITTLE CREEKKnoxvilleTN$4.3M4
WEST VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR RAPEFairmontWV$4.3M1
FACES & VOICES OF RECOVERYWashingtonDC$4.3M1
MARINERS INNDetroitMI$4.3M1
Cloud Peak Counseling Center DBA OXBOW CENTERCodyWY$4.3M1
Helping Others Soar FoundationChicoCA$4.3M4