They already get paid a wage that's considerably more than the national median.

The national median for stores of this size is about half that level.

The current per capita debt load is five times the national median.

This compares with a national median of $14,500 in 1990-91, more than double the $7,100 for 1981-82.

House prices: Housing is slightly less expensive than the national median.

But at least 507 of the judges made more than the national median off the bench.

Only 10 percent of its fourth graders test at the national median in reading.

But that is still almost double the national median of $95,900.

In 1995, Maryland hospitals were paid 16 days faster than the national median.

This 4% miss rate is slightly higher than the national median of 2.5%.