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 median salary of those in neuropsychology careers is often influenced by the number of years of experience. According to a study done by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology in 2011, the median salary of neuropsychologists in the United states was $94,100.Starting salaries for these professionals ranged from $77,500 to $80,700.Those with 11 to 15 years of experience in the field had a median salary of $130,600, and those with over 25 years of experience in the field had a median salary of $185,200.1  Dr. Paul Sollier, although not well regarded during his time, is now considered to be the first clinical neuropsychologist.europsychology is a branch of psychology that is concerned with how the brain and the rest of the nervous system influence a person's cognition and behaviors. More importantly, professionals in this branch of psychology often focus on how injuries or illnesses of the brain affect cognitive functions and behaviors.