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

Question

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

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Answer 1

Median is a better representation of what rank and file person makes since half make more, half make less. Mean could skew data substantially if you have a billionaire living in town when looking at a community’s mean household income, or a CEO’s giant pay package could skew an average for a company’s wages.