What are the main factors that influence a 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 Tele Nurse's salary?

A Tele Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,026 for beginners, reaching about $56,158 at mid-level, and approach $60,910 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Tele Nurse?

Tele Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Tele Nurse roles are District of Columbia $62,178, California $61,942, Massachusetts $61,116. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Tele Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Tele Nurse level roles vary by specialization: REGISTERED NURSE CARDIAC TELE: $118,080; Registered Nurse Medsurg Tele: $104,806; MEDSURG TELE NURSE: $99,403; RN Med Tele: $98,732; Tele Travel Nurse: $97,345.

How do different companies affect a Tele Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for 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.

Tele Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Tele Nurse make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tele Nurse in the United States is $56,158 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Tele Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,736
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,880 to $66,929
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $42,254

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Tele Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,929	$5,577	$1,287	$32
Average	$56,158	$4,680	$1,080	$27
25th Percentile	$48,880	$4,073	$940	$23

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Key Factors That Influence Tele Nurse Salaries

A 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Tele Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a 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): $53,026
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,239
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,158
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $60,593
Expert (over 8 years): $60,910

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Tele Nurse	$53,026
Intermediate Level Tele Nurse	$53,239
Senior Level Tele Nurse	$56,158
Specialist Level Tele Nurse	$60,593
Expert Level Tele Nurse	$60,910

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How Do 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 Tele Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,178.
California: $61,942.
Massachusetts: $61,116.

District of Columbia $62,178 California $61,942 Massachusetts $61,116 Washington $60,892 New Jersey $60,869 Alaska $60,791 Connecticut $60,016 New York $59,701

Hawaii $58,696 Rhode Island $58,224 Maryland $57,904 Minnesota $57,466 Colorado $57,298 Illinois $57,241 Oregon $57,028 Delaware $56,871

New Hampshire $56,772 Virginia $56,551 Pennsylvania $55,905 Nevada $55,579 North Dakota $55,472 Michigan $55,304 Wisconsin $55,242 Vermont $55,119

Texas $54,776 Maine $54,754 Arizona $54,720 Ohio $54,681 Georgia $54,164 Indiana $53,906 Wyoming $53,855 Utah $53,777

Iowa $53,743 Kansas $53,473 Louisiana $53,395 North Carolina $53,367 Missouri $53,355 Florida $53,136 Montana $53,018 Nebraska $52,906

Kentucky $52,844 South Carolina $52,620 Tennessee $52,479 Idaho $52,423 New Mexico $52,013 Oklahoma $51,923 Alabama $51,592 South Dakota $51,036

Arkansas $50,733 West Virginia $50,570 Mississippi $50,081

Top Paying Cities for 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: $70,832
San Francisco: $70,135
Oakland: $68,580

San Jose, CA $70,832

San Francisco, CA $70,135

Oakland, CA $68,580

New York, NY $65,081

Queens Village, NY $64,660

Paramus, NJ $64,211

Passaic, NJ $64,154

Bergenfield, NJ $64,098

Stamford, CT $64,014

Huntington, NY $63,958

Newark, NJ $63,593

Bridgeport, CT $63,481

New Brunswick, NJ $63,295

Vallejo, CA $63,177

Middlesex, NJ $63,144

Somerset, NJ $63,093

Petaluma, CA $62,964

Santa Cruz, CA $62,745

Boston, MA $62,633

Monterey, CA $62,352

Fairbanks, AK $62,312

Los Angeles, CA $62,206

Washington, DC $62,178

Seattle, WA $62,077

Santa Rosa, CA $62,065

Juneau, AK $61,903

Orange, CA $61,717

Anchorage, AK $61,616

Anaheim, CA $61,577

Santa Ana, CA $61,493

Nassau, NY $61,459

Long Beach, CA $61,436

Danbury, CT $61,420

Santa Maria, CA $61,229

Everett, WA $61,217

Bremerton, WA $60,942

Trenton, NJ $60,836

Sacramento, CA $60,813

San Diego, CA $60,785

Brockton, MA $60,763

Tacoma, WA $60,740

Santa Barbara, CA $60,661

Lowell, MA $60,437

New Suffolk, NY $60,414

Nashua, NH $60,347

Lompoc, CA $60,257

Ventura, CA $60,201

Stockton, CA $60,184

New Haven, CT $60,072

Atlantic City, NJ $59,926

Hartford, CT $59,802

Modesto, CA $59,774

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,651

New Britain, CT $59,623

Olympia, WA $59,544

Kennewick, WA $59,544

New London, CT $59,533

Norwich, CT $59,516

Lawrence, MA $59,488

Bakersfield, CA $59,331

Riverside, CA $59,252

New Bedford, MA $59,252

Richland, WA $59,196

Portsmouth, NH $59,151

Vineland, NJ $59,140

San Bernardino, CA $59,095

Boulder, CO $58,937

Worcester, MA $58,892

Portland, OR $58,842

Saint Paul, MN $58,775

Minneapolis, MN $58,775

Philadelphia, PA $58,696

Honolulu, HI $58,398

Springfield, MA $58,202

Providence, RI $58,196

Chicago, IL $58,033

Bellingham, WA $57,966

Baltimore, MD $57,904

Chico, CA $57,764

Wilmington, DE $57,668

Pittsfield, MA $57,612

Manchester, NH $57,505

Spokane, WA $57,258

Denver, CO $57,253

Albany, NY $56,989

Troy, NY $56,966

Schenectady, NY $56,848

Burlington, VT $56,725

Portland, ME $56,528

Salem, OR $56,483

Yakima, WA $56,472

Ann Arbor, MI $56,455

Rochester, MN $56,298

Fresno, CA $56,270

Reno, NV $56,270

Milwaukee, WI $56,219

Detroit, MI $56,163

Allentown, PA $56,146

Carson City, NV $56,141

Houston, TX $56,057

Colorado Springs, CO $56,051

Syracuse, NY $56,023

Eugene, OR $55,916

Bismarck, ND $55,849

Gary, IN $55,849

Galveston, TX $55,849

Springfield, OR $55,804

Medford, OR $55,669

Fort Collins, CO $55,647

Austin, TX $55,602

Mesa, AZ $55,484

Phoenix, AZ $55,472

Dallas, TX $55,456

Reading, PA $55,422

Saint Cloud, MN $55,399

Concord, NH $55,349

Madison, WI $55,326

Utica, NY $55,175

Raleigh, NC $55,130

Las Vegas, NV $55,124

Rochester, NY $55,085

Des Moines, IA $55,079

Atlanta, GA $54,990

Battle Creek, MI $54,973

Salt Lake City, UT $54,956

Lancaster, PA $54,872

Champaign, IL $54,860

Harrisburg, PA $54,793

Durham, NC $54,742

Kansas City, MO $54,737

Kansas City, KS $54,726

Fort Worth, TX $54,720

Boca Raton, FL $54,698

Cleveland, OH $54,692

Columbus, OH $54,681

Pittsburgh, PA $54,675

Richmond, VA $54,653

Indianapolis, IN $54,641

Cincinnati, OH $54,568

Petersburg, VA $54,484

Billings, MT $54,361

Lansing, MI $54,361

Huntsville, AL $54,361

Lebanon, PA $54,355

Dayton, OH $54,349

Pueblo, CO $54,349

Appleton, WI $54,332

Buffalo, NY $54,310

Racine, WI $54,282

Charlotte, NC $54,276

Saint Louis, MO $54,259

Springfield, IL $54,237

Elkhart, IN $54,226

York, PA $54,226

Gastonia, NC $54,220

Benton Harbor, MI $54,220

Beaumont, TX $54,186

Lorain, OH $54,175

Toledo, OH $54,153

Binghamton, NY $54,125

Rock Hill, SC $54,119

Rockford, IL $54,091

Fargo, ND $54,063

Elyria, OH $54,063

Flagstaff, AZ $54,024

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,990

Miami, FL $53,956

Duluth, MN $53,866

Bangor, ME $53,793

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,732

Louisville, KY $53,704

Grand Rapids, MI $53,692

Hialeah, FL $53,687

Casper, WY $53,608

Scranton, PA $53,541

New Orleans, LA $53,524

Virginia Beach, VA $53,518

Akron, OH $53,490

Peoria, IL $53,417

Sarasota, FL $53,406

Green Bay, WI $53,367

Baton Rouge, LA $53,338

Charleston, SC $53,327

Nashville, TN $53,310

Jamestown, NY $53,299

Davenport, IA $53,299

Tucson, AZ $53,271

Cheyenne, WY $53,254

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,237

Tampa, FL $53,226

Omaha, NE $53,215

Port Arthur, TX $53,192

Evansville, IN $53,192

Bradenton, FL $53,170

Santa Fe, NM $53,069

Orlando, FL $53,013

Clearwater, FL $52,951

Canton, OH $52,833

La Crosse, WI $52,833

Grand Forks, ND $52,816

Albuquerque, NM $52,799

Tulsa, OK $52,799

Newport News, VA $52,794

High Point, NC $52,777

Ogden, UT $52,754

Corpus Christi, TX $52,710

Laramie, WY $52,676

Norfolk, VA $52,676

Rock Island, IL $52,642

Saginaw, MI $52,631

Jacksonville, FL $52,625

Salisbury, NC $52,614

Memphis, TN $52,603

Moline, IL $52,575

Fort Myers, FL $52,558

Waterloo, IA $52,485

Spartanburg, SC $52,429

Lincoln, NE $52,401

Fort Wayne, IN $52,389

Birmingham, AL $52,328

Cedar Falls, IA $52,316

Provo, UT $52,311

Springfield, OH $52,305

San Antonio, TX $52,294

Greensboro, NC $52,271

South Bend, IN $52,266

Winston Salem, NC $52,260

Boise, ID $52,243

Savannah, GA $52,204

Muskegon, MI $52,103

Lima, OH $52,036

Lake Charles, LA $52,013

Anderson, IN $52,002

Lexington, KY $51,985

Augusta, GA $51,968

Greenville, SC $51,968

Wichita, KS $51,918

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,918

Columbia, SC $51,867

Bloomington, IN $51,727

Roanoke, VA $51,693

Asheville, NC $51,620

Knoxville, TN $51,525

Shreveport, LA $51,519

Wilmington, NC $51,446

Frankfort, KY $51,339

Oklahoma City, OK $51,300

Chillicothe, OH $51,278

Longview, TX $51,272

Topeka, KS $51,255

Mobile, AL $51,171

Terre Haute, IN $51,148

Erie, PA $51,143

Altoona, PA $51,115

Melbourne, FL $51,098

Amarillo, TX $51,075

Killeen, TX $51,058

Fayetteville, AR $51,014

Sioux Falls, SD $50,974

Chattanooga, TN $50,941

Idaho Falls, ID $50,935

Gainesville, FL $50,817

Portsmouth, OH $50,789

Little Rock, AR $50,778

Lynchburg, VA $50,778

Lafayette, LA $50,755

Youngstown, OH $50,755

Temple, TX $50,733

Daytona Beach, FL $50,722

Clarksville, TN $50,716

Pensacola, FL $50,710

Hopkinsville, KY $50,542

Charleston, WV $50,536

Florence, SC $50,508

Sioux City, IA $50,474

Macon, GA $50,312

Tallahassee, FL $50,306

Fayetteville, NC $50,295

Waco, TX $50,284

Wichita Falls, TX $50,284

Pine Bluff, AR $50,261

Vincennes, IN $50,154

Lubbock, TX $50,132

Great Falls, MT $50,098

Alamogordo, NM $50,093

Abilene, TX $50,048

Rapid City, SD $49,975

Monroe, LA $49,975

Albany, GA $49,941

Huntington, WV $49,935

Jackson, MS $49,930

Greenville, MS $49,924

Parkersburg, WV $49,868

Montgomery, AL $49,857

Johnstown, PA $49,845

Springfield, MO $49,801

Biloxi, MS $49,772

Sumter, SC $49,655

Columbus, GA $49,649

Twin Falls, ID $49,615

Pascagoula, MS $49,542

Kingsport, TN $49,396

Gulfport, MS $49,379

Alexandria, LA $49,194

Fort Smith, AR $49,054

El Paso, TX $48,902

Helena, MT $48,829

Las Cruces, NM $48,649

Harlingen, TX $48,492

Pocatello, ID $48,442

Florence, AL $48,425

Brownsville, TX $48,413

Dothan, AL $48,324

Mcallen, TX $48,296

Columbus, MS $47,880

Altus, OK $47,622

Lawton, OK $47,515

Pierre, SD $47,313

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coordination (Mentioned in 14.26% Job Postings): Ability to plan, execute, and adjust job duties to achieve business goals.
Home Care (Mentioned in 3.19% Job Postings): Homecare is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing home.
Community Health (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Community health refers to simple health services that are delivered by laymen outside hospitals and clinics.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coordination	14.26%
Home Care	3.19%
Community Health	1.74%

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 Tele Nurse's salary.

Pediatric: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Integrated Care: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Pediatric	$62,335	11%
Integrated Care	$61,773	10%
Presentation	$61,212	9%
Commitment	$59,527	6%
Care Management	$58,965	5%
Quality Improvement	$58,965	5%

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How Education impacts a Tele Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Tele Nurses enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Tele Nurse with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $61,900 and $74,308).

Tele Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Tele Nurse

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 31.4%

Associates 14.7%

Bachelors 33.0%

Masters 20.4%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	31.4%
Associates	14.7%
Bachelors	33.0%
Masters	20.4%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Tele Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a 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

$48,880

Average $56,158/year

$66,929

$4,073

Average $4,680/month

$5,577

$940

Average $1,080/week

$1,287

$23

Average $27/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$66,929	$5,577	$1,287	$32
Average	$56,158	$4,680	$1,080	$27
25th Percentile	$48,880	$4,073	$940	$23

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Salary Trends for Tele Nurse

Salaries for a Tele Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,273 in 2023 to around $61,582 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Tele Nurse salary trends, .

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2023

$62,273

2024

$62,296

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$61,582

2026

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2024	$62,296
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