The average value is the result of adding all the values of a set of data and dividing by the number of data. The average value can reflect the overall level of the overall data, but it is affected by the extreme value. In the recruitment market, the average can help us understand the comprehensive situation of the whole market, but for those exceptional positions or individuals with higher wages, the average is obviously not objective enough.
Median is the arrangement of data sets by size, and the middle value is called median. Median is not affected by extreme values, so it can better reflect the concentration of data, especially to prevent extreme values from pulling the data. In the recruitment market, the median can better reflect the general level of positions and guide job seekers to maintain objective and reasonable salary expectations in the whole market.
In short, as far as reference value is concerned, in some specific cases, the median is more valuable than the average, because it can better reflect the universality and concentration of data. However, the overall situation shown by the average is still very valuable when you need to know the general situation of the whole recruitment market. Therefore, in practical application, it is necessary to use these two indicators flexibly according to specific conditions.