The median rent in the San Jose metro area is USD 3,500 a month, yet the median wage is USD 12 an hour in food service and USD 19 an hour in health care support, an amount that won't even cover housing costs. The minimum annual salary needed to live comfortably in San Jose is USD 87,000, according to a study by personal finance website GoBankingRates. IN PIC: Delmi Ruiz, right, and her husband Benito Hernandez chat outside their RV where their family lives and sleeps. | AP