20. Arkansas
Annual median salary: $50,560
Cost of living: 88.5
Employment: 1,390
Arkansas is among the states with the most libraries in America. They have an employment rate for librarians that is higher than other states, simply because the demand is consistent when you take all their public libraries and colleges into consideration. The annual median wage they pay their librarians is a little lower than the average, but is balanced well with their affordable cost of living prices.

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