25 Best States For Mechanical Engineers

25. Kansas

IM Score: 76
Annual median wage: $73,270
Job growth: 10.5%
Cost of living index: 90.4

Kansas may have the low cost of living index, but you will also have one of the lowest wages in the state within the occupation on a national level. The number of those who are employed in the occupation is likely to increase from 2,260 to 2,500 in the future, with 100 average annual openings. According to BLS the state has an overall unemployment rate of 3.8%.

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