They also used an additional hour in the morning for twighlight and a further hour in the evening for dusk. Due to the fact that there is a longer period of sunlight during summmer than there is during winter, the hours during the summer were longer than those during winter.
As of May 2010, 69,880 people worked as professors of English language and literature in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. English professors across the United States made an average of $67,920 per year.
Subjects. The highest-paid professors by subject as of May 2011, were law teachers, who earned an average $108,760 per year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency did not calculate hourly wages because professors did not work a standard 40-hour week throughout the year.