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&lt;p&gt;Thinking of relocating for a better job opportunity?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vault.com/VCM/blogs/Oprah_Chicago_Best_Jobs.png&quot; alt=&quot;Illinois, the state of President Obama and Oprah Winfrey has the highest income average in the country&quot; align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Financial news site MoneyRates.com&#39;s new ranking should help. Using four factors&amp;mdash;average wages, unemployment rate, state tax rate and cost of living&amp;mdash;the list represents adjusted average income for each state, representing &quot;how bad or good a living an average worker can make.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the average across all states holding at a low $35,960, your way out of a slowly improving economy might lead to relocating. If so, use this list to help guide your decision toward a satisfying and meaningful career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quite coincidentally, while in Chicago earlier this week to speak on why corporate social responsibility matters for hiring and  employee engagement, I heard outgoing Mayor Richard Daley speak on the need for volunteerism and corporate-backed community outreach. Emphasizing that it was the private sector&#39;s duty to give back to their communities and partner with nonprofits in making &quot;Chicago a global city,&quot; Daley appealed to a crowded room of executives from many Fortune 1000 companies to &quot;take up active mentoring of students and schools.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now, President Obama and Oprah&#39;s home state takes top honors for having the highest average income.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The top 10 states with the highest average income:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Illinois:&amp;nbsp; $41,987&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Washington: $41,456&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Texas: $41,427&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Virginia: $41,120&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Delaware: $39,105&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Massachusetts: $38,665&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Georgia: $38,228&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tennessee: $38,038&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Colorado: $38,020&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Minnesota: $37,722&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Next:&lt;/strong&gt; The 10 worst states for earning a living&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MoneyRates&lt;/p&gt;

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