14. New York
Annual median wage: $106,590
Cost of living: 135.2
Employment: 620
New York offers the fourth-highest wages for economists. If that does not impress you yet, the state has the sixth-highest employment rates for these professionals. No surprise there, as New York is known for being the center of business and white-collar jobs. Professionals can have a field day with how much they can earn in this state, but they sure have to be prepared for what they have to sacrifice. See their cost of living? We all know that but how come the state’s home prices still surprise us?
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