Glossary · Methodology
Median vs. Mean Salary
Why median is the honest middle.
Definition
Median salary is the true middle (half earn more, half earn less). Mean (average) is skewed upward by outliers. SalaryScope reports median by default and notes mean only when relevant.
How SalaryScopePro uses this term
We surface median vs. mean salary across salary results, occupation pages, city pages, and Premium Reports — with consistent definitions and methodology. See methodology and data sources for how the underlying numbers are computed.
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