Registered Nurse Telehealth Pay — What Employers List
Listed pay for remote registered nurses — computed only from pay employers published on postings in our live pool (11 salary-bearing listings). Nothing self-reported, surveyed, or invented.
The numbers
| Listed median | Middle 50% | Range | BLS median (context) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $87,360 4 of 11 figures annualized from hourly (2080 h/yr) | $81,120 – $103,885 | $81,120 – $147,420 | $97,550 all settings, not telehealth only |
Small-sample law: medians from fewer than 5 listings are omitted site-wide. This page has 11.
Who pays what — employers in the pool
| Employer | Listed pay (mid) | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Country Nurses | $147,420 | 1 posting |
| Kaiser Permanente | $140,000 | 1 posting |
| AltaMed | $104,000 | 1 posting |
| Veterans Health Administration | $103,885 | 1 posting |
| Guidehealth | $87,360 | 2 postings |
| Cecelia Health | $83,200 | 1 posting |
| Urban Health Plan | $82,560 | 1 posting |
| Hospital Sisters Health System | $81,120 | 1 posting |
| A-Line Staffing Solutions | $81,120 | 1 posting |
| Cornerstone Medical | $81,120 | 1 posting |
Mid = midpoint of each posting’s listed range. Multiple postings from one employer are averaged. Hourly listings annualized at 2,080 h/yr and marked (est).
Read this before comparing offers
- 1099 vs W-2 changes everything. A $110/hr 1099 role is not a $228,800 salary — it must absorb self-employment tax and benefits. See the 1099 vs W-2 guide.
- State medians differ. The same role pays differently across states — see the state medians table on the main report.
- Licensure costs eat into year one. Multi-state footprints run $1,100–$4,000 — price yours on the IMLC calculator.
Browse current openings on the Registered Nurses job board. Sources: our live feed pool (fetched 2026-10-27) and BLS OOH May 2025.
If this were 1099 — true take-home read
A 1099 contractor covers self-employment tax, benefits, malpractice and unpaid time off themselves. The published rule: subtracting roughly a 20-30% overhead brings a contractor rate back to what a W-2 employer actually costs.
| Scenario | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Median listed gross (annual) | $87,360 | our pool, employer-listed only |
| Approx. W-2-equivalent at 30% overhead (est) | $61,152.00 | published 20-30% rule |
| Rough hourly equivalent (2,080 h/yr, est) | $42 / hr | arithmetic |
Arithmetic only — no data invented. Every 1099 offer differs (stipends, malpractice coverage, payer mix). See the 1099 vs W-2 guide.