More than $200,000 salary needed to buy median-priced house in San Jose
SAN JOSE (KTVU) - A household needs a salary of about $216,000 to buy a "median priced house" in San Jose – the highest in the nation – according to the mortgage website, HSH.
Next in line is San Francisco, where a salary of $171,000 is needed. Rounding out the top five most expensive cities are San Diego with $116,000 and Los Angeles with $115,000.
For context, the national average salary needed to buy a home is $55,000.