RONALD E. MCNAIR (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (DECEASED) PERSONAL DATA: Born October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina. Died January 28, 1986. He is survived by his wife Cheryl, and two children. He was a 5th degree black belt Karate instructor and a performing jazz saxophonist. He also enjoyed running, boxing, football, playing cards, and cooking.
Pennsylvania tends to pay the highest mean salary, at $102,900 per year, according to the BLS. The second highest is Massachusetts at $93,750 per year. Researchers employed in New Jersey take home an annual mean salary of $91,450. California's annual mean wage for biochemists and biophysicists is approximately $89,120.
The middle 50 percent earned salaries ranging from $52,200 to $83,430, with the highest-paid biological scientists earning $102,300 or more per year. Location provides an indication of what the neurophysiologist can expect to make.Salary Expert's survey of the salaries of physiologists in 10 major U.S. cities indicates that salaries ranged from $50,576 in Phoenix to $74,495 in Los Angeles. Those working in New York City made an average of $64,627 per year.he middle 50 percent earned salaries ranging from $52,200 to $83,430, with the highest-paid biological scientists earning $102,300 or more per year. Location provides an indication of what the neurophysiologist can expect to make.