Remote nursing pay guide
Remote RN Pay: Compare Hourly Rates and Contract Offers
Compare employer-published salaries and hourly rates alongside schedules, incentives, and contract terms. Use the examples below to understand what each offer includes and prepare specific questions for the employer.
Remote Source brings the published terms together in one place. When an employer omits a pay period or publishes different ranges, we identify that gap beside the example and explain what to ask.
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Compare published RN pay and terms
Employer sources checked October 21, 2026. Start with an annual base salary and an hourly contractor rate, then review examples where the employer leaves a term unstated or publishes conflicting figures. Amounts retain the units used by the employer.
Cadence Health
Registered Nurse - APCM - Compact License Required
$80,000 to $90,000 annual base salary
The employer states an annual base salary and lists incentives separately.
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific or 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central. Additional incentive compensation may apply.
Ask the employer: Which incentives can I earn, and which benefits are included with the base salary?
Read the employer postingSolace
Registered Nurse Healthcare Advocate (Remote 1099)
USD $40 per hour in employer salary metadata
Solace lists this hourly amount in its employer-provided salary data.
1099 contract role with self-selected hours. Confirm paid activities, expected workload, and any bonus terms.
Ask the employer: Which activities are paid at $40 per hour, and how do workload and bonus terms work?
Read the employer postingCadence Health
Registered Nurse - Alerts - Nights
$80,000 to $90,000; employer does not state pay period
Cadence publishes this range without stating its pay period in the reviewed posting.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and every other Wednesday, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Confirm the time zone and pay period.
Ask the employer: Is the $80,000 to $90,000 range annual, and does it include any night-shift premium?
Read the employer postingClarity Pediatrics
Nurse Care Coordinator (RN) - Remote, CA License, Bilingual - Spanish
$95,000 to $110,000/year in the employer description
Clarity publishes different annual ranges in its job description and employer-provided salary data.
The employer salary data lists a different annual range: USD $70,000 to $90,000. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST as stated by the employer, with a one-hour break and occasional prearranged Saturday coverage.
Ask the employer: Which of your published salary ranges applies to this position and my hiring location?
Read the employer postingClarity Pediatrics
Nurse Care Coordinator Manager (RN) - Remote, CA License
$120,000 to $145,000; employer does not state pay period
Clarity publishes this range without stating its pay period in the reviewed posting.
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific, plus on-call escalation coverage. Confirm the pay period.
Ask the employer: What pay period does the $120,000 to $145,000 range cover, and how is on-call coverage compensated?
Read the employer postingMeds.com
RTC- Registered Nurse
Hourly compensation; employer does not state rate
Meds.com describes hourly compensation but does not publish a numeric rate in the reviewed posting.
36 to 40 hours per week. Initial 1099 contractor role with potential conversion to employment. Confirm which advertised benefits apply to each arrangement.
Ask the employer: What is the hourly rate, and which paid hours and benefits apply during the initial contractor arrangement?
Read the employer postingThree details that change a pay comparison
Compare the pay period and paid hours
Cadence's APCM posting states an annual base salary. Solace's posting supplies an hourly contractor rate. To compare them, establish the expected paid hours, how administrative time is paid, and the duration of the arrangement. An hourly rate alone does not establish annual earnings.
Separate base pay, incentives, and benefits
Cadence lists incentives separately from base salary. For each offer, ask which incentives are guaranteed, what conditions apply, and which benefits are included. Keep these terms visible alongside the headline pay figure.
Check the initial employment arrangement
Solace advertises a 1099 role. Meds.com describes an initial contractor arrangement with potential conversion to employment. Ask which hours are paid and which benefits apply from the start. Potential future employment should be evaluated separately from the contract being offered.
Before comparing two offers
- Record currency, minimum, maximum, and hourly or annual unit.
- Separate base compensation, incentives, and benefits.
- Confirm paid hours, shift requirements, and contract duration.
- Check hiring location, nursing licenses, and any attendance requirements.
- Save the employer source and the date checked.
How we selected and reviewed the sample
We started with the seven employer postings already selected for our RN career guide and rechecked their public employer descriptions and available salary metadata on October 21, 2026. Six postings from four employers could be retrieved. Rocket Doctor's source denied access on this recheck, so it is excluded from these findings; that response does not establish whether the vacancy is open or closed.
We counted distinct employer posting identifiers once. Cadence and Clarity each contribute two postings, and Solace and Meds.com contribute one each. This is a purposive sample chosen to illustrate differences in roles and employment arrangements.
A clear-unit example has a numeric amount, an explicit time unit, and no conflicting range in the reviewed description or available metadata. Two postings met that definition. Two omitted a pay period, one had conflicting ranges, and one omitted a numeric amount. Clear-unit status does not establish total compensation or an applicant's eligibility.
We calculate no salary median, market-wide disclosure rate, or hiring trend. Employer sources can change, and vacancies can close. Remote Source records the employer disclosures available on the review date. Employers control the published pay information and the final terms offered to applicants.
Read our sourcing methodology