12.New Mexico
Annual median wage: $104,860
Rank by annual median wage: 2
Job growth: 12.8%
Rank by job growth: 34
Cost of living index: 95.7
Rank by cost of living index: 23
Average score: 19.66
New Mexico is the best-paying state among listed place. It is also the state with the second highest salary for the occupation in the USA (only in Alaska, where median wage is $107,400, environmental engineers earn more). Besides, New Mexico falls into the category of moderately expensive states. It does not occupy a higher place on this list because of 12.8% job growth which is lower compared to job increases in many other ranked states.
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