5. Texas
Annual median wage: $105,290
Cost of living: 90.7
Employment: 19,870
With 579 hospitals in total, the impressive employment rates do not surprise at all. In addition, Texas almost always has the highest employment rates in the country. Most small cities in Texas are starting to put themselves on the map because of their developing economy. They also have high wages for surgeons, and if you factor in their cost of living expenses, you’d realize they actually get so much from what they earn.
