8. Kentucky
Annual median wage: $73,150
Rank by annual median wage: 40
Job growth: 26.5%
Rank by job growth: 3
Cost of living index: 90.8
Rank by cost of living index: 10
Average score: 17.66
With the annual mean wage of $73,150, Kentucky is the lowest paying state on this list of best states for environmental engineers. On the bright side, Kentucky will record the third highest job growth for the occupation (26.5% increase will account for 80 new posts per year). Additionally, wage lower than the national average doesn’t mean that environmental engineers need to tighten the belt since Kentucky is the 10th cheapest state in America.
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