median
adjective
uk/ˈmiːdiən/ usa median number, value, or amount is in the middle of a series of numbers, values, or amounts:
Today the median age for marriage in the US is 25 for women and 27 for men.
median income/earnings/salary
median/rate/value
median
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈmiːdiən/ usa number, value, or amount that is in the middle of a series of numbers, values, or amounts:
Home prices have continued to increase, with the median rising 5.8 percent to $352,874.
Data from the Institute for Policy Research showed that the median for women's annual earnings was around $32,000, far below the median for men's earnings of $41,300.
See also
decile
percentile
quartile