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Behavioral Health & Counseling

Crisis Counselor salary

Crisis line / 988 phone, chat & text counselors. Based on 35 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 35 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$49,920
Median
$49,920
75th percentile
$49,920
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $24.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Diego (1), San Luis Obispo (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$50M-$100M$49,92034 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (1).

By subsector

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention$49,92032 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Religion-Related (1), Human Services (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$49,92032 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Manager / Licensed Clinician (3).

Organizations hiring now

Didi HirschLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$49,920–$89,220View org →Catholic Charities Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$37,440–$43,680View org →Father Joe's VillagesSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$70,304–$81,412View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 35 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.