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None of the Salinas area's 10 most common jobs can buy a home in Carmel Valley

The typical house costs $1,436,151. At today's 7.32% mortgage rate, buying it takes $404,326 a year.

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THE SALINAS AREA'S 10 MOST COMMON JOBS, BY MEDIAN PAY

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  1. Registered nurses
    $134,910Rent an apt
  2. Office clerks, general
    $48,340Rent over 30%
  3. Fast food and counter workers
    $43,260Rent over 30%
  4. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
    $39,110Rent over 30%
  5. Retail salespersons
    $37,970Rent over 30%
  6. Cashiers
    $37,080Rent over 30%
  7. Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
    $36,700Rent over 30%
  8. Waiters and waitresses
    $35,540Rent over 30%
  9. Packers and packagers, hand
    $35,480Rent over 30%
  10. Home health and personal care aides
    $34,320Rent over 30%

Each line is the yearly pay where that home fits the rule: rent at 30% of pay or less, and the mortgage, tax, insurance, and HOA at 28% of pay or less.

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