The phrase "average wage" refers to the amount of money earned by an individual or a group of people on average. It represents a typical or common income level among individuals or within a specific occupation, industry, or country. Full definition
It is precisely when the market fails average wage earners that the so called «social wage» — that provided collectively through government programs and transfers — is so critical to ordinary families. (thetyee.ca)
A poor single parent earning 50 percent of the national average wage would have to spend 52 percent of her income for the same services. (educationnext.org)