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.
Wages for professor varied by rank. The lowest-paid had no rank and earned a mean $65,574 per year for the 2010-11 school year, according to the American Association of University Professors. Lecturers earned an average annual $53,556 and instructors received an average $47,143 yearly.