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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They show different things. Average salary is one thing, but many people want to know what is a “typical” salary, and median is much better answer to that question. Pretty much everywhere in the world mean salary is significantly higher than median salary because of the few exceptionally high earners.

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