8. Delaware
Annual median wage: $120,310
Cost of living: 102.6
Employment: 530
Delaware ranked first in terms of annual median wages for chemical engineers. What’s better is that their cost of living rates are not that far from the national average–which means chemical engineers get to enjoy a big part of what they earn without having to spend so much on their basic needs. Their employment statistics are quite on the average, too.
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