21. Maryland
Annual median salary: $65,430
Cost of living: 125
Employment: 3,080
Maryland is the classic case of a state that might have topped the list because of their great employment rates and higher than the national average median wages, if not for their ridiculously high cost of living rates. A high wage would not go as far if you will have to worry about your living expenses. Maryland has a total of 24 public library systems, with 18.4 million library items in all, according to Maryland Libraries’ website. That statistic is proven well enough by the looks of their employment rates.
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