Skip to main content
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 6 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
BRIDGEWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICESUnionNJ$37.5M9
Northwood Health SystemWheelingWV$37.4M3
ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA INCNew OrleansLA$37.1M7
PORTER-STARKE SERVICES INCValparaisoIN$37.1M8
THE WILLIAM GEORGE AGENCY FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES INCFreevilleNY$37M8
CROSSROADS INCPhoenixAZ$36.9M10
DAVIS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCLaytonUT$36.7M7
PLACES FOR PEOPLE INCORPORATEDSt LouisMO$36.5M9
THE ASIAN AMERICANS FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY INCSan JoseCA$36.4M9
RUTLAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCRutlandVT$36.3M5
ANCHORAGE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCAnchorageAK$36.1M7
North Oklahoma County Mental Health CenterOklahoma CityOK$36M8
COPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INCTucsonAZ$35.8M7
UNITY HOUSE OF TROY INCTroyNY$35.7M8
DEPAUL COMMUNITY SERVICES INCRochesterNY$35.4M5
MED-PROJECT USAWashingtonDC$35.4M0
FOUR COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCRochesterIN$35.3M12
NAMI NationalArlingtonVA$35.3M8
PATHWAYS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL INCWindsorMO$35.1M13
WESTBROOK HEALTH SERVICES INCParkersburgWV$35M8
KIDSPEACE CORPORATIONSchnecksvillePA$34.9M11
BORDER REGION MHMR COMMUNITY CENTERLaredoTX$34.8M3
MARYHAVEN INCColumbusOH$34.7M12
CHILDREN'S CRISIS TREATMENT CENTERPhiladelphiaPA$34.5M9
CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDSWashingtonDC$34.3M14
PREFERRED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF NJ INCLakewoodNJ$33.8M15
BELLIN PSYCHIATRIC CENTERGreen BayWI$33.6M13
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS INCWashingtonDC$33.6M9
THE ARC OF LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON COUNTIES INCBethlehemPA$33.3M3
ERIE HOMES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS INCEriePA$33.3M2
EDGEWOOD CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIESSan FranciscoCA$33.3M9
ABBE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTHHiawathaIA$33.2M11
NEW HORIZONS OF THE TREASURE COAST INCFt PierceFL$33.1M11
THE BRIEN CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICESPittsfieldMA$33.1M9
HOUSING OPTIONS AND GERIATRIC ASSOCIATION RESOURCES INCBronxNY$32.7M2
BOYS & GIRLS HOME RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS INCSioux CityIA$32.7M2
SPAULDING ACADEMY & FAMILY SERVICESNorthfieldNH$32.7M7
CLARITY CHILD GUIDANCE CENTERSan AntonioTX$32.5M12
Texas Health Urgent CareArlingtonTX$32.4M14
Gateway Healthcare IncProvidenceRI$32.3M16
OUTREACH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONRichmond HillNY$32M16
PROGRESS FOUNDATIONSan FranciscoCA$31.9M8
LENAPE VALLEY FOUNDATIONDoylestownPA$31.6M8
COLORADO WEST REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH INCGrand JunctionCO$31.6M0
CODA INC COMPREHENSIVE OPTIONS FOR DRUG ABUSERSPortlandOR$31.5M6
FIRST TO SERVE INCLos AngelesCA$31.4M2
OCEAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INC BRIGHT HARBOR HEALTHCAREBayvilleNJ$31.4M7
WESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES INCWhite PlainsNY$31.4M9
START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTERS INCBrooklynNY$30.8M17
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICESBangorME$30.7M6