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Here's the salary you need to earn to buy a house in 19 major US cities

19. San Antonio, Texas

Here's the salary you need to earn to buy a house in 19 major US cities

18. Orlando, Florida

18. Orlando, Florida

Population: 2,512,917

Median home price: $267,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,389.84

Salary needed to buy: $59,564.77

17. Minneapolis, Minnesota

17. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Population: 3,629,190

Median home price: $275,500

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,460.43

Salary needed to buy: $62,589.66

16. Houston, Texas

16. Houston, Texas

Population: 6,997,384

Median home price: $235,900

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,400.93

Salary needed to buy: $60,039.81

15. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

15. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Population: 2,234,743

Median home price: $224,900

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,331.14

Salary needed to buy: $57,048.98

14. Dallas, Texas

14. Dallas, Texas

Population: 7,539,711

Median home price: $254,300

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,484.59

Salary needed to buy: $63,625.39

13. Baltimore, Maryland

13. Baltimore, Maryland

Population: 2,802,789

Median home price: $275,300

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,475.33

Salary needed to buy: $63,228.43

12. Chicago, Illinois

12. Chicago, Illinois

Population: 9,498,716

Median home price: $245,400

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,500.98

Salary needed to buy: $64,327.51

11. Miami, Florida

11. Miami, Florida

Population: 6,149,687

Median home price: $350,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,790.97

Salary needed to buy: $76,755.97

10. Sacramento, California

10. Sacramento, California

Population: 2,345,210

Median home price: $360,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,807.02

Salary needed to buy: $77,443.81

9. Portland, Oregon

9. Portland, Oregon

Population: 2,478,810

Median home price: $390,600

Monthly mortgage payment: $1,917.18

Salary needed to buy: $82,165.04

8. Denver, Colorado

8. Denver, Colorado

Population: 2,932,415

Median home price: $446,600

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,086.25

Salary needed to buy: $89,410.57

7. Washington, DC

7. Washington, DC

Population: 6,249,950

Median home price: $420,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,131.13

Salary needed to buy: $91,334.30

6. Seattle, Washington

6. Seattle, Washington

Population: 3,939,363

Median home price: $ 497,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,392.05

Salary needed to buy: $102,516.54

5. New York, New York

5. New York, New York

Population: 19,979,477

Median home price: $396,600

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,356.81

Salary needed to buy: $101,006.15

4. Boston, Massachusetts

4. Boston, Massachusetts

Population: 4,874,390

Median home price: $461,200

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,404.69

Salary needed to buy: $103,058.20

3. Los Angeles, California

3. Los Angeles, California

Population: 13,291,486

Median home price: $548,600

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,626.30

Salary needed to buy: $112,555.74

2. San Diego, California

2. San Diego, California

Population: 3,343,364

Median home price: $620,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $2,911.34

Salary needed to buy: $124,771.80

1. San Francisco, California

1. San Francisco, California

Population: 4,729,484

Median home price: $930,000

Monthly mortgage payment: $4,345.85

Salary needed to buy: $186,250.55

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