5. Kansas
Annual Salary: $107,970
Cost of living index: 89.9
Available jobs: 40
Not many jobs are available in Kansas for biomedical engineers, but if you are privileged enough to secure one, do not let it go. This state pays the highest salary for biomedical engineering jobs, and has a cost of living that’s many notches below the national average. With the median price for houses in Kansas at $145,000 you could certainly afford a great home there.

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