eli5 Why do we use median salary instead of mean salary?

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Wouldnt mean salary be a better representation of the public then median?

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No, because salary isn’t evenly distributed.
Imagine a group with a mean of $30K. Then add one millionaire. The mean would go way way up, but only one person is wealthier and the rest are just as poor as they used to be.

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