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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Mean is very susceptible to outliers – if 99 people make $10/hour and 1 person makes $1 million/hour, would you say that ~$10,000/hour or $10/hour is a better reflection of a typical person’s income?

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