Depending on the specific numbing medicine (local anesthetic) used, the effects of the block can last even longer, ranging from hours to days. For some types of surgery, you may receive an infusion catheter, a very thin tube which can continuously bathe the nerve area in numbing medicine for an average of 2-3 days.
Average Salary. The Society of Neuroscience estimates doctorate graduates earn $68,900 to $75,000 a year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts the median annual salary of the medical science profession at $76,700. The field, as well as the research achievements of the neurobiologist, factor greatly in the amount they can earn.
In May 2013, the BLS reported that medical scientists earned an average salary of $90,230 a year. Top-earning medical scientists earned as much as $149,310 a year, while the bottom 10 percent earned $42,830 a year. According to Indeed, the average salary of a neuroscientist in July 2014 was $103,000 a year. Geographic location can affect salaries. For example, in California, neuroscientists earned $111,000 a year. In New York, the average salary is $124,000 a year. In Nebraska, however, the average salary is only $76,000 a year.