Sophie Bearman is The San Francisco Standard's Director of Multimedia, leading the digital outlet's video and audio efforts. Before joining The Standard, Sophie worked as a video journalist for CNBC covering the intersection of business and politics and as a reporter for Jigsaw Productions. She is an alum of Harvard College and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

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Christina J. Campodonico writes about the intersection of arts, culture and tech in the Bay Area for The Standard. She first fell in love with local journalism covering Silicon Beach in her native SoCal and cut her teeth managing the neighborhood’s 50-year-old newspaper, the Argonaut. Her writing has been nominated for multiple Southern California Journalism Awards and has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeleno and KCET's Southland Sessions. She is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

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It’s no secret that San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world. So how much would you need to make there to be considered “rich”?

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It’s no secret that San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world. So how much would you need to make there to be considered “rich”?

We hung out at the Ferry Building and asked six Bay Area residents this very question. If you’re watching this from a city like Buffalo, New York, or Dallas, Texas—well-known for being very affordable—their answers may shock you. But Bay Area residents might find they’re less surprised by the range of six-figure answers.

We hung out at the Ferry Building and asked six Bay Area residents this very question. If you’re watching this from a city like Buffalo, New York, or Dallas, Texas—well-known for being very affordable—their answers may shock you. But Bay Area residents might find they’re less surprised by the range of six-figure answers.

So, take a watch and let us know in the comments: How much do you think someone needs to make to be considered “rich” in San Francisco?

So, take a watch and let us know in the comments: How much do you think someone needs to make to be considered “rich” in San Francisco?

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It’s no secret that San Francisco is one of the most expensive cities in the world. So how much would you need to make there to be considered “rich”?



We hung out at the Ferry Building and asked six Bay Area residents this very question. If you’re watching this from a city like Buffalo, New York, or Dallas, Texas—well-known for being very affordable—their answers may shock you. But Bay Area residents might find they’re less surprised by the range of six-figure answers.



So, take a watch and let us know in the comments: How much do you think someone needs to make to be considered “rich” in San Francisco?

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How Much Do You Need To Make in San Francisco To Be Considered ‘Rich’?

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