11. Arizona
Annual median wage: $75,320
Rank by annual median wage: 30
Job growth: 29.4%
Rank by job growth: 3
Cost of living index: 98.1
Rank by cost of living index: 25
Average ranking: 19.33
Arizona will see the third highest employment increase for civil engineers. The number of jobs will go up by 29.4% which means that there will be 300 new openings for the occupation per year. Employment opportunities are the main reason why the state ranked this high on the list of best states for civil engineers. At the same time, median wage is below the national average, and the state is in the middle in terms of costs of living.
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