3. Texas
Annual median wage: $71,670
Cost of living: 90.7
Employment: 6,230
With Texas’ recent booming economy and business developments, this inclusion in the list is not at all surprising. It is in fact highly expected, since the state is also popular for being an affordable state to live in. They have growing demands for various occupations, including chemists. The wages they have might not be too high, but if you think about it and how cheap your daily living expenses would turn out to be, you’d understand why most professionals move to Texas and stay there.