12. North Carolina
IM Score: 29
Annual median wage: $112,990
Job growth: –
Cost of living index: 94.2
Unfortunately, there were no data available for projected job growth in North Carolina. We do know that North Carolina ranks 5th in terms of states with the highest number of employed nuclear engineers. Currently, North Carolina is home for 900 of them. Cost of living is moderate so the wage this high sounds promising. The state has three active nuclear power plants.
