12. Tennessee
Annual median wage: $81,220
Cost of living: 89.8
Employment: 70
Economists would most likely have to look harder to find a job in Tennessee, but when they get one, they are sure to enjoy whatever it is that they earn. The state has managed to really strike a great balance between how much people earn and how much they are required to spend on their living expenses. While that amount might not impress you yet, think of low rents and low utilities. Would you really still look somewhere else?
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