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.
How much do professors make? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that college professors, or postsecondary teachers, earned an average of $73,140 per year, as of May 2013. The median income was $60,670, with 10 percent making $26,480 or less per year.