EARLY YEARS. Ronald Ervin McNair was born to Carl and Pearl McNair on October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina, a quaint little town that was typical of most pre-Civil Rights-era rural towns. The house in which he was born had neither running water nor electricity. He had two brothers Eric and Carl Jr.
Highest Paid Physician. The salary a neurosurgeon commands in the U.S. can range between $350,000 to $850,000, with an average income of 568,000 dollars per year. These figures may or may not reflect bonuses. Neurosurgeons are the highest paid physicians and make hundreds of thousands more than most doctors including general surgeons. The highest paid general surgeon can make 300,000 dollars which is still fifty thousand dollars less than the lowest paid neurosurgeon.
Starting salary. The average starting salary for neurosurgeons with less than a year of professional experience typically ranges from $60,000 to $305,209 a year including bonuses and profit sharing according to Payscale. These professionals earn bonuses in the amount of $17,500 a year on average.verage salary. The average salary for neurosurgeons employed in the United States is $528,514 a year according to data provided by Salary.com, and $383,925 a year according to salary information provided by Payscale.