alphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 6 months agoHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldimagemessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageHalf of America Makes Less Than 35klemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square155fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months ago9 people make 20k a year, 1 person makes 1,000,000 a year. Average salary is 118K, but 90% of people make less than 30k. Not real numbers, but just to show that average does not mean “half of”.
minus-squareThe Menemen!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThat is why the median income is more interesting.
9 people make 20k a year, 1 person makes 1,000,000 a year. Average salary is 118K, but 90% of people make less than 30k.
Not real numbers, but just to show that average does not mean “half of”.
That is why the median income is more interesting.