Crisis Counselor salary

Crisis line / 988 phone, chat & text counselors. Based on 21 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 21 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

$53,040

Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $24.00/hour.

By county

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County	Postings	25th	Median	75th

ⓘ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

$49,920

21 postings

By subsector

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention

$49,920

21 postings

By seniority

Staff

$49,920

19 postings

ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Associate/Assistant Director (1), Supervisor (1).

Organizations hiring now

Didi HirschLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$49,920–$89,220View org →

Related occupations

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How this page is built

Figures reflect 21 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 July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.