{"slug": "san-francisco-s-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-can-t-find", "title": "San Francisco's AI boom is pricing out six-figure tech workers who can't find rent under $5,000", "summary": "San Francisco's AI boom is driving up housing costs so rapidly that even couples earning $365,000 annually struggle to find apartments under $5,000 rent. With median rent at $3,827 and average home prices at $1.7 million, the expected IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic threaten to worsen affordability for those not benefiting from the AI industry.", "body_md": "San Francisco's AI boom is driving up the cost of living so fast that even couples earning $365,000 a year can't find an affordable apartment. Median rent sits at $3,827, and homes cost $1.7 million on average. The expected IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic could make things even worse for those not profiting from the AI boom.\n\nThe article [San Francisco's AI boom is pricing out six-figure tech workers who can't find rent under $5,000](https://the-decoder.com/san-franciscos-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-cant-find-rent-under-5000/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-francisco-s-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-can-t-find", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/san-franciscos-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-cant-find-rent-under-5000/", "published_at": "2026-06-30 15:04:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 15:26:41.101448+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-startups", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "San Francisco"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-francisco-s-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-can-t-find", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-francisco-s-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-can-t-find.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-francisco-s-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-can-t-find.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/san-francisco-s-ai-boom-is-pricing-out-six-figure-tech-workers-who-can-t-find.jsonld"}}