11. Missouri
Annual median salary: $51,280
Cost of living: 90.8
Employment: 2,700
The number 11 on our list of best states for librarians is Missouri that has 381 libraries in total, and also has among the best cost of living rates in the country, making it almost always part of every best states list. Missouri’s annual median wages for librarians do not even reach the national average, but can surely have more value since the state has cheap rent, mortgage, and other living expenses prices.
