6. Mississippi
IM Score: 108
Annual median wage: $79,010
Job growth: 13.9%
Cost of living index: 86.0
After you saw all the big numbers on our list of best states for industrial engineers, you may think $79,000 isn’t enough of a wage to make a good living. Obviously it wouldn’t be in New York, but here in Mississippi, you will live like a king. With 86.0 the state has the lowest cost of living index in the nation. This especially goes for housing, which is ridiculously cheap.
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