What are the main factors that influence a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary?

A MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary grows with experience: starting around $96,233 for beginners, reaching about $97,616 at mid-level, and approach $101,563 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a MEDSURG TELE NURSE?

MEDSURG TELE NURSE salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for MEDSURG TELE NURSE roles are District of Columbia $110,059, California $109,642, Massachusetts $108,181. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of MEDSURG TELE NURSE roles make?

Salaries for MEDSURG TELE NURSE level roles vary by specialization: REGISTERED NURSE CARDIAC TELE: $118,080; MedSurg Registered Nurse Travel: $107,991; Registered Nurse MedSurg: $107,060; Registered Nurse Medsurg Tele: $104,806; Tele Travel Nurse: $97,345.

How do different companies affect a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for MEDSURG TELE NURSE roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

MEDSURG TELE NURSE Salary in the United States

How much does a MEDSURG TELE NURSE make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a MEDSURG TELE NURSE in the United States is $99,403 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

However, a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $115,911
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $91,738 to $108,044
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,760

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MEDSURG TELE NURSE Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,044	$9,004	$2,078	$52
Average	$99,403	$8,284	$1,912	$48
25th Percentile	$91,738	$7,645	$1,764	$44

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Key Factors That Influence MEDSURG TELE NURSE Salaries

A MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects MEDSURG TELE NURSE Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $96,233
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,809
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,616
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,022
Expert (over 8 years): $101,563

Levels	Salary
Entry Level MEDSURG TELE NURSE	$96,233
Intermediate Level MEDSURG TELE NURSE	$96,809
Senior Level MEDSURG TELE NURSE	$97,616
Specialist Level MEDSURG TELE NURSE	$99,022
Expert Level MEDSURG TELE NURSE	$101,563

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How Do MEDSURG TELE NURSE Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract MEDSURG TELE NURSEs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $110,059.
California: $109,642.
Massachusetts: $108,181.

District of Columbia $110,059

California $109,642

Massachusetts $108,181

Washington $107,783

New Jersey $107,743

Alaska $107,604

Connecticut $106,232

New York $105,676

Hawaii $103,896

Rhode Island $103,061

Maryland $102,495

Minnesota $101,719

Colorado $101,421

Illinois $101,322

Oregon $100,944

Delaware $100,666

New Hampshire $100,491

Virginia $100,099

Pennsylvania $98,956

Nevada $98,379

North Dakota $98,191

Michigan $97,892

Wisconsin $97,783

Vermont $97,564

Texas $96,958

Maine $96,918

Arizona $96,859

Ohio $96,789

Georgia $95,874

Indiana $95,417

Wyoming $95,328

Utah $95,189

Iowa $95,129

Kansas $94,652

Louisiana $94,513

North Carolina $94,463

Missouri $94,443

Florida $94,055

Montana $93,847

Nebraska $93,648

Kentucky $93,539

South Carolina $93,141

Tennessee $92,892

Idaho $92,793

New Mexico $92,067

Oklahoma $91,908

Alabama $91,322

South Dakota $90,338

Arkansas $89,801

West Virginia $89,513

Mississippi $88,648

Top Paying Cities for MEDSURG TELE NURSEs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $125,377
San Francisco: $124,145
Oakland: $121,391

San Jose, CA $125,377

San Francisco, CA $124,145

Oakland, CA $121,391

New York, NY $115,198

Queens Village, NY $114,453

Paramus, NJ $113,658

Passaic, NJ $113,558

Bergenfield, NJ $113,459

Stamford, CT $113,310

Huntington, NY $113,210

Newark, NJ $112,564

Bridgeport, CT $112,365

New Brunswick, NJ $112,037

Vallejo, CA $111,829

Middlesex, NJ $111,769

Somerset, NJ $111,680

Petaluma, CA $111,451

Santa Cruz, CA $111,063

Boston, MA $110,865

Monterey, CA $110,367

Fairbanks, AK $110,298

Los Angeles, CA $110,109

Washington, DC $110,059

Seattle, WA $109,880

Santa Rosa, CA $109,861

Juneau, AK $109,572

Orange, CA $109,244

Anchorage, AK $109,065

Anaheim, CA $108,996

Santa Ana, CA $108,847

Nassau, NY $108,787

Long Beach, CA $108,747

Danbury, CT $108,717

Santa Maria, CA $108,379

Everett, WA $108,360

Bremerton, WA $107,872

Trenton, NJ $107,684

Sacramento, CA $107,644

San Diego, CA $107,594

Brockton, MA $107,554

Tacoma, WA $107,515

Santa Barbara, CA $107,375

Lowell, MA $106,978

New Suffolk, NY $106,938

Nashua, NH $106,819

Lompoc, CA $106,660

Ventura, CA $106,560

Stockton, CA $106,531

New Haven, CT $106,332

Atlantic City, NJ $106,073

Hartford, CT $105,855

Modesto, CA $105,805

Poughkeepsie, NY $105,586

New Britain, CT $105,536

Olympia, WA $105,397

Kennewick, WA $105,397

New London, CT $105,377

Norwich, CT $105,348

Lawrence, MA $105,298

Bakersfield, CA $105,020

Riverside, CA $104,880

New Bedford, MA $104,880

Richland, WA $104,781

Portsmouth, NH $104,701

Vineland, NJ $104,682

San Bernardino, CA $104,602

Boulder, CO $104,324

Worcester, MA $104,244

Portland, OR $104,155

Saint Paul, MN $104,035

Minneapolis, MN $104,035

Philadelphia, PA $103,896

Honolulu, HI $103,369

Springfield, MA $103,022

Providence, RI $103,012

Chicago, IL $102,723

Bellingham, WA $102,604

Baltimore, MD $102,495

Chico, CA $102,246

Wilmington, DE $102,077

Pittsfield, MA $101,978

Manchester, NH $101,789

Spokane, WA $101,352

Denver, CO $101,342

Albany, NY $100,874

Troy, NY $100,835

Schenectady, NY $100,626

Burlington, VT $100,407

Portland, ME $100,059

Salem, OR $99,980

Yakima, WA $99,960

Ann Arbor, MI $99,930

Rochester, MN $99,652

Fresno, CA $99,602

Reno, NV $99,602

Milwaukee, WI $99,513

Detroit, MI $99,413

Allentown, PA $99,383

Carson City, NV $99,373

Houston, TX $99,224

Colorado Springs, CO $99,214

Syracuse, NY $99,165

Eugene, OR $98,976

Bismarck, ND $98,857

Gary, IN $98,857

Galveston, TX $98,857

Springfield, OR $98,777

Medford, OR $98,538

Fort Collins, CO $98,499

Austin, TX $98,419

Mesa, AZ $98,210

Phoenix, AZ $98,191

Dallas, TX $98,161

Reading, PA $98,101

Saint Cloud, MN $98,061

Concord, NH $97,972

Madison, WI $97,932

Utica, NY $97,664

Raleigh, NC $97,584

Las Vegas, NV $97,574

Rochester, NY $97,505

Des Moines, IA $97,495

Atlanta, GA $97,336

Battle Creek, MI $97,306

Salt Lake City, UT $97,276

Lancaster, PA $97,127

Champaign, IL $97,107

Harrisburg, PA $96,988

Durham, NC $96,898

Kansas City, MO $96,888

Kansas City, KS $96,869

Fort Worth, TX $96,859

Boca Raton, FL $96,819

Cleveland, OH $96,809

Columbus, OH $96,789

Pittsburgh, PA $96,779

Richmond, VA $96,739

Indianapolis, IN $96,719

Cincinnati, OH $96,590

Petersburg, VA $96,441

Billings, MT $96,222

Lansing, MI $96,222

Huntsville, AL $96,222

Lebanon, PA $96,212

Dayton, OH $96,203

Pueblo, CO $96,203

Appleton, WI $96,173

Buffalo, NY $96,133

Racine, WI $96,083

Charlotte, NC $96,073

Saint Louis, MO $96,043

Springfield, IL $96,004

Elkhart, IN $95,984

York, PA $95,984

Gastonia, NC $95,974

Benton Harbor, MI $95,974

Beaumont, TX $95,914

Lorain, OH $95,894

Toledo, OH $95,855

Binghamton, NY $95,805

Rock Hill, SC $95,795

Rockford, IL $95,745

Fargo, ND $95,696

Elyria, OH $95,696

Flagstaff, AZ $95,626

Fort Lauderdale, FL $95,566

Miami, FL $95,507

Duluth, MN $95,348

Bangor, ME $95,218

Cedar Rapids, IA $95,109

Louisville, KY $95,059

Grand Rapids, MI $95,039

Hialeah, FL $95,030

Casper, WY $94,890

Scranton, PA $94,771

New Orleans, LA $94,741

Virginia Beach, VA $94,731

Akron, OH $94,682

Peoria, IL $94,552

Sarasota, FL $94,533

Green Bay, WI $94,463

Baton Rouge, LA $94,413

Charleston, SC $94,393

Nashville, TN $94,364

Jamestown, NY $94,344

Davenport, IA $94,344

Tucson, AZ $94,294

Cheyenne, WY $94,264

Saint Petersburg, FL $94,234

Tampa, FL $94,214

Omaha, NE $94,195

Port Arthur, TX $94,155

Evansville, IN $94,155

Bradenton, FL $94,115

Santa Fe, NM $93,936

Orlando, FL $93,837

Clearwater, FL $93,727

Canton, OH $93,519

La Crosse, WI $93,519

Grand Forks, ND $93,489

Albuquerque, NM $93,459

Tulsa, OK $93,459

Newport News, VA $93,449

High Point, NC $93,419

Ogden, UT $93,379

Corpus Christi, TX $93,300

Laramie, WY $93,240

Norfolk, VA $93,240

Rock Island, IL $93,181

Saginaw, MI $93,161

Jacksonville, FL $93,151

Salisbury, NC $93,131

Memphis, TN $93,111

Moline, IL $93,061

Fort Myers, FL $93,032

Waterloo, IA $92,902

Spartanburg, SC $92,803

Lincoln, NE $92,753

Fort Wayne, IN $92,733

Birmingham, AL $92,624

Cedar Falls, IA $92,604

Provo, UT $92,594

Springfield, OH $92,584

San Antonio, TX $92,564

Greensboro, NC $92,525

South Bend, IN $92,515

Winston Salem, NC $92,505

Boise, ID $92,475

Savannah, GA $92,405

Muskegon, MI $92,226

Lima, OH $92,107

Lake Charles, LA $92,067

Anderson, IN $92,047

Lexington, KY $92,018

Augusta, GA $91,988

Greenville, SC $91,988

Wichita, KS $91,898

Tuscaloosa, AL $91,898

Columbia, SC $91,809

Bloomington, IN $91,560

Roanoke, VA $91,501

Asheville, NC $91,372

Knoxville, TN $91,203

Shreveport, LA $91,193

Wilmington, NC $91,063

Frankfort, KY $90,874

Oklahoma City, OK $90,805

Chillicothe, OH $90,765

Longview, TX $90,755

Topeka, KS $90,725

Mobile, AL $90,576

Terre Haute, IN $90,537

Erie, PA $90,527

Altoona, PA $90,477

Melbourne, FL $90,447

Amarillo, TX $90,407

Killeen, TX $90,377

Fayetteville, AR $90,298

Sioux Falls, SD $90,228

Chattanooga, TN $90,169

Idaho Falls, ID $90,159

Gainesville, FL $89,950

Portsmouth, OH $89,900

Little Rock, AR $89,880

Lynchburg, VA $89,880

Lafayette, LA $89,841

Youngstown, OH $89,841

Temple, TX $89,801

Daytona Beach, FL $89,781

Clarksville, TN $89,771

Pensacola, FL $89,761

Hopkinsville, KY $89,463

Charleston, WV $89,453

Florence, SC $89,403

Sioux City, IA $89,344

Macon, GA $89,055

Tallahassee, FL $89,045

Fayetteville, NC $89,026

Waco, TX $89,006

Wichita Falls, TX $89,006

Pine Bluff, AR $88,966

Vincennes, IN $88,777

Lubbock, TX $88,737

Great Falls, MT $88,678

Alamogordo, NM $88,668

Abilene, TX $88,588

Rapid City, SD $88,459

Monroe, LA $88,459

Albany, GA $88,399

Huntington, WV $88,389

Jackson, MS $88,379

Greenville, MS $88,370

Parkersburg, WV $88,270

Montgomery, AL $88,250

Johnstown, PA $88,230

Springfield, MO $88,151

Biloxi, MS $88,101

Sumter, SC $87,892

Columbus, GA $87,882

Twin Falls, ID $87,823

Pascagoula, MS $87,694

Kingsport, TN $87,435

Gulfport, MS $87,405

Alexandria, LA $87,077

Fort Smith, AR $86,829

El Paso, TX $86,560

Helena, MT $86,431

Las Cruces, NM $86,113

Harlingen, TX $85,835

Pocatello, ID $85,745

Florence, AL $85,715

Brownsville, TX $85,696

Dothan, AL $85,537

Mcallen, TX $85,487

Columbus, MS $84,751

Altus, OK $84,294

Lawton, OK $84,105

Pierre, SD $83,747

What Skills Can Increase a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 6.91% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Nursing Care (Mentioned in 5.13% Job Postings): Nursing Care means assistance provided for the health care needs of sick or disabled individuals, by or under the direction of licensed nursing personnel.
Dialysis (Mentioned in 1.9% Job Postings): Utilizing knowledge of dialysis principles and procedures to treat individuals who suffer from kidney failure to regain normal kidney function.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	6.91%
Nursing Care	5.13%
Dialysis	1.9%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's salary.

SOP: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Self-Directed: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Delegating: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
SOP	$117,296	18%
Self-Directed	$107,356	8%
Delegating	$104,373	5%
Analysis	$104,373	5%
Technical Skills	$103,379	4%
Commitment	$102,385	3%

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MEDSURG TELE NURSE Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a MEDSURG TELE NURSE's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$91,738

Average $99,403/year

$108,044

$7,645

Average $8,284/month

$9,004

$1,764

Average $1,912/week

$2,078

$44

Average $48/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,044	$9,004	$2,078	$52
Average	$99,403	$8,284	$1,912	$48
25th Percentile	$91,738	$7,645	$1,764	$44

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Salary Trends for MEDSURG TELE NURSE

Salaries for a MEDSURG TELE NURSE can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,671 in 2023 to around $100,165 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of MEDSURG TELE NURSE salary trends, .

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2023

$101,671

2024

$101,190

2025

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2023	$101,671
2024	$101,190
2025	$100,165
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