11. Minnesota
Annual median salary: $67,000
Cost of living index: 101.1
Employment: 520
It is quite a rare situation to be able to find an American state providing high wages and having a low cost of living rates. It is rare, but yes it is possible. Minnesota pays its special education teachers way higher than the average, which most definitely attracts them to get a job and live here. Their living expenses hang tight on the average and have pretty good employment rates for special education teachers, so what else is there that you are still looking for?
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