There's a good reason we do
so: The
median wage actually shows the experience of
workers in the middle of the distribution, whereas average wages are distorted by super-salaries paid at the very top of the income spectrum.
So a
worker earning the
median salary of about $ 30,000 at age 25 will pay more than $ 167,000 in investing fees before retiring at age 67, if fees average what many might consider a reasonable 1.30 % per year.