Im a technician in a non-human primate research lab. I perform brain surgery on monkeys and some other unpleasantness at the end. On occasion I have worked on human brains too...they are smaller than you think. Job is only temporary until I can get into a grad school(my B.S. in Neuroscience isn't worth as much as I'd like it to be) so I am applying to grad school to get my PhD in Neuroscience. Then I will start at about 60-70K as a professor + money from research grants. Withing 5 years up around 100K, 10+ years.... 125-150 and if I manage to chair a department in a hospital (eventually hopefully), 350K.