Nursing shortages have reshaped how American healthcare organizations staff their clinical teams, with telehealth platforms, managed care firms, and integrated health systems building out remote nursing divisions at a pace that outstrips the broader labor market.
California, United States, May 28, 2026 — RemoteNursingJobs.com is one of the largest job aggregators that exclusively tracks remote and telehealth nursing positions across the USA. It has released a new data analysis covering more than 12,400 verified remote nursing jobs to identify which employers are posting the highest volume of remote roles and what those positions pay.
The analysis draws on 12,408 verified job listings aggregated from employer applicant tracking systems between January 2025 and March 2026. Health insurers and managed care organizations hold 11 of the top 20 employer spots, a concentration that reflects how thoroughly those organizations have restructured around remote clinical delivery. Utilization management, telephonic triage, prior authorization, and care coordination are standard functions at health insurers, and each can be performed without a physical clinical facility.
Top Employers for remote nursing positions include:
• CVS Health Corporation
• Optum
• Centene Corporation
• Elevance Health
• Humana
• Molina Healthcare
• UnitedHealthcare
Major health systems including Stanford Health Care, Mass General Brigham, and Advocate Health round out the full list of 20, published on RemoteNursingJobs.com. UnitedHealthcare and Optum operate as distinct brands under UnitedHealth Group. CenterWell is Humana’s care delivery arm. Blue Cross and Blue Shield listings combine postings from multiple regional BCBS-affiliated plans, each operating as a separate hiring entity.
Nurse Practitioner roles pay the most. Median annual ranges run $120,000 to $158,400, and the top tier, about one in ten NP listings, goes above $230,000. Psychiatric, family practice, and oncology specialties account for most of that top-tier volume.
RN positions make up the bulk of the market. Close to 8,900 listings fall into this category, with median pay between $69,500 and $114,300 for remote RN positions. The roles span telehealth triage, case management, and utilization work. LPNs are also well-represented, more than 1,500 listings with a median range of $55,100 to $91,100, mostly in prior authorization and telephonic care.
What sets remote nursing apart from other remote work categories is the premium placed on clinical reasoning over seniority. Nurses with five to ten years logged earn $80,000 to $129,600 in remote roles. Even entry-level positions requiring no prior experience still land at $76,000 to $114,300. Employers are paying for clinical judgment, not availability.
“We put this analysis together because nurses deserve to know what’s actually happening in the remote job market,” said Gordon J. “I hope nurses see these numbers and realize that stepping away from the bedside doesn’t mean taking a big pay cut. Their experience is in high demand, and they should feel empowered to find a flexible job that pays them what they’re worth.”
The volume of remote nursing roles documented in this report corresponds with a structural change in how healthcare employers fill clinical positions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment for registered nurses to grow 6 percent through 2032. That figure does not fully capture the concurrent migration of existing nursing roles toward virtual formats, particularly in managed care, chronic disease management, and insurance review functions.
RemoteNursingJobs.com adds new listings daily and maintains a searchable database organized by license type, specialty, and location. Unlike general job boards, the site pulls exclusively from healthcare employer systems, no scraped listings, no unverified postings. Every position on the platform traces back to a live employer applicant tracking system.
About the Data
RemoteNursingJobs.com compiled the analysis from 12,408 verified remote nursing listings pulled from employer applicant tracking systems between January 2025 and March 2026. Salary data, available for approximately 70 percent of listings, was parsed and annualized for hourly roles. All figures represent salary ranges as stated by hiring employers.
About RemoteNursingJobs.com
Remote Nursing Jobs (https://remotenursingjobs.com/) is a California-based job aggregator listing remote and telehealth nursing positions for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and licensed practical nurses from healthcare employers across the United States. The platform publishes new listings daily and maintains 3,000-plus active positions.
For more information, visit https://www.remotenursingjobs.com
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