7. Missouri
Annual median wage: $61,510
Cost of living: 90.8
Employment: 70
People choose Missouri as their home because of their low cost of living rates and stable employment opportunities. As more and more businesses invest in Missouri, wages steadily increase and improve to the benefit of their resident professionals. True enough, the salary they have for animal scientists is one of the highest in the US.
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