8. Tennessee
Annual median salary: $50,910
Cost of living: 89.8
Employment: 2,600
According to Tennessee’s Secretary of State, this state has a total of 211 public libraries in various sizes. The said number excludes libraries found in universities, colleges, and even elementary and high schools. These facts prove how good the state is for librarians. Tennessee’s annual median salary for librarians do not reach the national average, but when you factor in their cost of living rates, librarians in this state have a higher purchasing power than those living in expensive states.
