A union representative elected to represent employees in a Starbucks store is in negotiations for the employees, and makes the following claim in support of higher wage increases:

• In the past two years, median pay at the store has only increased $1.00/h.

An (unelected) representative from Starbucks claims that wage increases have been plenty generous, and cites the following two claims:

• Employees have seen aminimum pay increase of $1.00/h
• Average pay at the store has risen $5.00/h in the past two years.

While the claims of the two parties seem contradictory, they can all be true. How would pay have to change for employees at the store for this to be the case?

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