In San Francisco’s A.I. Era, Even $180,000 Tech Salaries Are No Longer Enough
As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.
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As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I. elite. Some doubt they can afford to stay.
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As OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to go public, tech workers making six figures are grousing that they cannot compete with the new A.I.
Some doubt they can afford to stay.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/technology/san-francisco-tech-salaries.html