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.
Generally, the more senior a professor, the more research he or she is expected to conduct. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2010 median income for professors was $62,050 per year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,720, and the top 10 percent earned more than $130,510. Professors at Ivy League universities and top-tier private colleges, such as New York University, Duke, Northwestern, and Stanford, occupied the top of the pay scale.