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.
Forensic scientists earned an average $55,660 per year, or $26.76 per hour, as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The lowest-earning made less than an annual $32,760, or $15.75 hourly, while the highest-paid received over $84,980 yearly, or $40.86 per hour.orensic scientists earned an average $55,660 per year, or $26.76 per hour, as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.