25. Oregon
Annual salary: $56,150
Cost of living index: 115.6
Available jobs: 1,190
Oregon pays kindergarten teachers about average, but with a cost of living that is so high, it is nearly impossible to really sustain a comfortable life. There are over a thousand of teaching jobs available, which could still be good about the state. You might have to make some sacrifices to make the pay enough, though.
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