10. Minnesota
Annual median wage: $63,880
Cost of living: 101.1
Employment: 170
Having the third-highest employment rates for animal scientists, this state is truly one of these professionals’ safest bets. Their wages might not equate that of the national average, but its cost of living rates that stay cheap wouldn’t need that large of a paycheck to survive a comfortable life in Minnesota. The great amenities offered by the Twin Cities are worth it, too.
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