Slate is a rock that has many natural color variations including gray, blue, greenish-grey, dark red, black, tan and even purplish-gray. References to the color âslateâ most likely mean a medium-dark grey with blue undertones, because this is the most common color variation of slate rock. Keep Learning.
Salary and Qualifications. The average annual salary for an orthopedic surgeon resident was $44,000 as of 2013, according to the job site Simply Hired. Glassdoor reports a median salary of $51,646 annually. Median salaries are those that appear in the exact middle of salary lists, which can vary from average or mean salaries.
More than 40 percent of general surgeons made between $200,000 and $400,000 per year, and 8 percent of general surgeons reported salaries of $500,000 or more. Pay by Region. General surgeons practicing in the Great Lakes region reported the highest average salary in 2011, $297,000. Those practicing in California and Hawaii earned a close second, averaging $295,000, and those in the Southwestern states earned a relatively high average salary of $285,000 per year.