22. Kentucky
Annual median wage: $41,790
Cost of living: 90.8
Employment: 70
While most of the states we have seen on this list have higher wages than Kentucky’s, we all can see how its employment rates are a bit higher than theirs. Higher employment rates simply mean the state is more friendly with these types of jobs. Also, Kentucky is one of the cheapest states to live in America. That fact basically means no matter how low your wages could be, you can very well sustain a living here.
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