Career Atlas USA

Best States for Engineers, All Other

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1District of Columbia91.4 / 100
  2. 2New Mexico89.8 / 100
  3. 3Alabama88.1 / 100
  4. 4Virginia84 / 100
  5. 5Michigan82.2 / 100
  6. 6Maryland81.4 / 100
  7. 7Ohio81 / 100
  8. 8California71.7 / 100
  9. 9Vermont69.2 / 100
  10. 10Louisiana68.9 / 100
  11. 11Washington68.5 / 100
  12. 12Connecticut68 / 100
  13. 13New Jersey67.6 / 100
  14. 14West Virginia67.1 / 100
  15. 15Colorado66.6 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).