20. Florida
Annual median wage: $44,800
Cost of living: 99
Employment: 1,480
Despite wages that do not even meet the national average and cost of living rates that hang tight just on the average, you might be wondering how Florida even made it to our list, and at Top 20 of best states for forensic science technicians, no less. This is because this state ranked second-highest on employment rates for forensic science technicians. More jobs always mean better state for job-hunting, don’t you agree?