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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 9 of 199

Name
City
State
Revenue
Executives
PATHWAY HOMES INCFairfaxVA$23.9M7
STRAIGHT AND NARROW INCPatersonNJ$23.9M4
Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center IncFort SmithAR$23.8M10
FAIRBANKS HOSPITAL INCIndianapolisIN$23.8M10
GREEN COUNTRY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCMuskogeeOK$23.8M8
COMMUNITY HOUSE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCYSeattleWA$23.7M5
UNITY HOUSE OF CAYUGA COUNTY INCAuburnNY$23.7M4
INDIAN CREEK FOUNDATIONSoudertonPA$23.6M4
Buffalo Valley IncHohenwaldTN$23.6M4
SHATTERPROOF A NONPROFIT CORPORATIONNorwalkCT$23.5M12
SCRANTON COUNSELING CENTERScrantonPA$23.5M9
SUNCOAST CENTER INCSt PetersburgFL$23.5M12
Transitional Learning Center at GalvestonHoustonTX$23.5M14
ALL RISE FOR JUSTICEAlexandriaVA$23.4M13
THE CHILDREN'S HOME INCTampaFL$23.4M7
LAMOILLE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTHMorrisvilleVT$23.4M1
VALLE DEL SOL INCPhoenixAZ$23.4M13
PRINCIPLES INC DBA IMPACT DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENTPasadenaCA$23.4M6
CENTRAL MINNESOTA MENTAL HEALTH CENTERWaite ParkMN$23.4M7
MIRMONT ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTERRadnorPA$23.3M10
FAMILY CONNECTIONS INCEast OrangeNJ$23.2M11
WOODLAND CENTERSWillmarMN$23.2M7
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF ESSEX AND MORRIS INCMontclairNJ$23.1M5
PHOENIX MULTISPORT INCDenverCO$23.1M10
MILESTONE CENTERS INCPittsburghPA$23M3
CASA-TRINITY INCGeneseoNY$22.8M4
HERITAGE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTERDecaturIL$22.8M7
Consejo Counseling & Referral ServiceRentonWA$22.6M6
NATIONAL CAPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERYArlingtonVA$22.6M10
GREEN CHIMNEYS SCHOOL FOR LITTLE FOLKBrewsterNY$22.6M12
HUMAN SERVICE CENTERUrbanaIL$22.5M16
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF DUTCHESS COUNTY INCPoughkeepsieNY$22.5M7
FIRST STEP HOUSESalt Lake CityUT$22.5M6
STAIRWAYS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCEriePA$22.4M9
Community Council of Nashua NH IncNashuaNH$22.4M7
Cove Behavioral Health IncTampaFL$22.3M8
Excelsior WellnessSpokaneWA$22.3M6
EMPOWERING ABILITIESDavenportIA$22.2M12
Tuerk House IncBaltimoreMD$22.2M8
BOLEY CENTERS INCSt PetersburgFL$22.2M4
East Bay Agency for ChildrenOaklandCA$22.2M7
Lines for LifePortlandOR$22.2M7
SUTTER HEALTH PACIFICEwa BeachHI$22M10
THIRD WAY CENTER INCDenverCO$22M9
CROSSROADS HEALTHMentorOH$22M8
NORTH MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON MENTAL ILLNESS & MENTAL RETARDATIOOxfordMS$22M7
DANIEL MEMORIAL INCJacksonvilleFL$21.9M6
RIDGEVIEW PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL & CENTER INCOak RidgeTN$21.9M9
COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE INCBostonMA$21.8M8
NORTHEASTERN CENTER INCKendallvilleIN$21.8M9