13. Alabama
Annual median salary: $53,800
Cost of living: 91.2
Employment: 2,030
Alabama Public Library Service has a list of the many public libraries in Alabama. This state also has colleges and schools with their respective libraries, creating so many jobs for librarians. Their wages do not reach the average, but librarians still choose Alabama over other states because of how affordable it is to live there as compared to other states in America. Of course, the state with the lowest living expenses would be more practical to live in.