24. Arkansas
Annual median wage: $85,790
Cost of living: 88.5
Employment: 200
Arkansas scored higher on this list of best states for chemical engineers because it has an employment rate that’s better than the other ones that didn’t make it to the list. Though the salary they have for chemical engineers is generally lower than that of Arizona’s, their more affordable cost of living index balanced it out–making chemical engineers in Arkansas have higher purchasing (and saving) power as compared to those in Arizona.
