6. Illinois
Annual median salary: $52,870
Cost of living: 95.5
Employment: 5,740
We are continuing our list of best states for librarians with Illinois that is home to many prestigious universities and colleges, so you know the demand is real in this state for librarians. They also have several city and public libraries available around the state, as listed in Cyber Drive Illinois. The annual median salary they have for librarians does not reach the average, but is very well compensated by their cost of living rates.
