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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 7 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
Prairie View IncNewtonKS$30.7M7
CEDAR LAKE LODGE INCLouisvilleKY$30.7M8
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY INCAnnapolisMD$30.6M7
VICTORY PROGRAMS INCBostonMA$30.6M9
GEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INCAtlantaGA$30.4M7
EASTWAY CORPORATIONDaytonOH$30.4M11
PENN FOUNDATION INCSellersvillePA$30.3M3
AGENCY FOR COMMUNITY TREATMENT SERVICES INCTampaFL$30.2M4
OSCEOLA MENTAL HEALTH INCKissimmeeFL$30.1M7
DANVILLE-PITTSYLVANIA COMMUNITY SERVICESDanvilleVA$30M8
Nueces County MHMR Community CenterCorpus ChristiTX$29.9M4
COUNSELING SERVICE OF ADDISON COUNTYMiddleburyVT$29.9M8
JCCA EDENWALDBrooklynNY$29.7M8
SHIELDS FOR FAMILIES INCLos AngelesCA$29.7M10
Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma IncTulsaOK$29.6M6
THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCWarwickRI$29.6M9
LIFEWAYS INCOntarioOR$29.6M7
CROSSNORE COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDRENCrossnoreNC$29.4M10
PEOPLE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE INCBaltimoreMD$29.2M13
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCLawrenceburgIN$29.2M8
HEALTHPORT INCSalisburyMD$29.2M8
SACRED HEART REHABILITATION CENTER INCMemphisMI$29.1M4
OCCK INCSalinaKS$29M5
PENN-MAR ORGANIZATION INC (MD)FreelandMD$29M5
YELLOWSTONE BOYS & GIRLS RANCHBillingsMT$28.9M3
ROADS FOUNDATION INC THEComptonCA$28.9M10
FAMILY SERVICE AND GUIDANCE CENTER OF TOPEKA INCTopekaKS$28.8M8
TASC INCChicagoIL$28.5M11
BROOK LANE HEALTH SERVICES INCHagerstownMD$28.5M13
Therapeutic Health ServicesSeattleWA$28.3M8
BRIDGEWAY RECOVERY SERVICES INCSalemOR$28.3M7
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES INCAkronOH$28.2M7
CUMMINS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INCAvonIN$28M8
Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare IncEvansvilleIN$28M9
COMMON GROUNDBingham FarmsMI$27.9M7
HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INCHutchinsonKS$27.9M3
GREATER LAKES MENTAL HEALTHCARELakewoodWA$27.9M6
Compass Behavioral HealthGarden CityKS$27.7M2
Lightshare Behavioral Wellness & Recovery IncSarasotaFL$27.5M5
TRI-COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES INCLakelandFL$27.5M8
RECOVERY NETWORK OF PROGRAMS INCSheltonCT$27.5M12
River Valley Counseling Center IncHolyokeMA$27.5M10
Fairbanks Native AssociationFairbanksAK$27.4M21
MCLEOD CENTERS FOR WELLBEINGCharlotteNC$27.4M7
CENTER POINT INCSan RafaelCA$27.4M4
ERIE COUNTY CARE MANAGEMENT INCEriePA$27.3M2
AROOSTOOK MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCPresque IsleME$27.2M4
THE JOSSELYN CENTER NFPNorthbrookIL$27.1M8
OPTIONS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING INCRonkonkomaNY$27.1M7
LincolnOaklandCA$27M7