12. Wisconsin
Annual median wage: $54,750
Cost of living: 96.9
Employment: 12,040
Its low cost of living expenses might already be enough to make people want to move and work in Wisconsin that ranks 12th in our list of best states for police officers. What’s even better about this state is how cheap the living expenses are. That means not having to rack credit cards to pay the bills since your wages can already get them all settled.
