23. Kentucky
Annual median wage: $66,820
Cost of living: 90.8
Employment: 80
Kentucky’s claim to fame is its low cost of living rates. Of course, most people, if not all, would prefer to live and work in a state where basic needs and utilities go cheaper than most places in America. Its low wages might discourage you, as well as its low employment rates, but really, will these low living expenses spend so much of your paycheck? In all practicality, this state still has so much potential not just for economists but also for other jobs, especially when you are raising a family.
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