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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The mean number of legs people have is less than two. The median value is two.

The reason is some people have lost one or both legs, putting the average of the population below two. Median is more representative.

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