24. Louisiana
Annual median salary: $52,660
Cost of living: 94.4
Employment: 1,840
We are continuing our list of best states for librarians with Louisiana that has always been known for being an affordable state to live in–thanks to its sustainable cost of living rates. Even if their salary for librarians is a little below the national average, their cheap living expenses can make it work. Louisiana has nearly 70 public libraries. If you add their colleges, universities, and other schools, you get so many libraries in need of librarians. The demand does not look like it is coming short anytime soon.
