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Problem
According to the table below, how many dollars are in the median value of the 59 salaries paid to this company's employees?
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Position Title}&\textbf{\# with Title}&\textbf{Salary}\\\hline President&1&$\$130{,}000$\\\hline Vice-President&5&$\$90{,}000$\\\hline Director&10&$\$75{,}000$\\\hline Associate Director&6&$\$50{,}000$\\\hline Administrative Specialist&37&$\$23{,}000$\\\hline \end{array}
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Position Title}&\textbf{\# with Title}&\textbf{Salary}\\\hline President&1&$\$130{,}000$\\\hline Vice-President&5&$\$90{,}000$\\\hline Director&10&$\$75{,}000$\\\hline Associate Director&6&$\$50{,}000$\\\hline Administrative Specialist&37&$\$23{,}000$\\\hline \end{array}
Solution
Since more than half the employees are Administrative Specialists, the median salary will be an administrative specialist, thus, \boxed{\23{,}000}$.
Final answer
\$23{,}000