25 Best States For Mechanical Engineers

24. Delaware

IM Score: 78
Annual median wage: $95,330
Job growth: 5.9%
Cost of living index: 102.6

There is plenty of money to be made in Delaware, but the state only expects a 40 more mechanical engineers to be employed in the future. The cost of living is close to the nation’s average, while the unemployment rate was 4.5%.