4. Kansas
Annual median wage: $106,410
Cost of living: 90.4
Employment: 210
Kansas is not one to lose when it comes to balancing wages and expenses. Ranking eighth in terms of annual median wages for chemical engineers, it is crystal clear that The Sunflower State belongs to this list. Their impressively affordable cost of living index makes perfect sense when you try balancing it with their wages. They also have quite a good rate of employment on the job.
