14. Minnesota
Annual median wage: $95,490
Cost of living: 101.1
Employment: 500
If you are looking for a state where you can live on the average, why not try Minnesota, the next one in our list of best states for actuaries? Its living expenses stay on the average, and they pay actuaries with salaries that go past the national average. It’s like having your cake, and eating it, too–which is always better than having it and not eating it. They have decent employment rates for these professionals as well. By the looks of it, more and more actuaries could be moving to this state soon, so why wouldn’t you?