Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Duke Edward	Professor/Mgr. Emes	$149,745.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Kaushik Radhey S	Department Head/Professor	$149,729.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Leach Maria A	Associate Professor	$149,707.53	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Leach Maria A	Associate Professor	$149,707.53	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Berg-Poppe Patti J	Professor	$149,677.27	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Perumal Omathanu P	Department Head/Professor	$149,575.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Schmit Christopher G	Professor/Director-Weerc	$149,382.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Kelley Bruce C	Dean, Col Of Fine Arts	$149,380.00	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Gruhn Kyle		$149,350.96	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Shin Sung Y	Professor Emeritus Of Computer Science	$149,321.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Weiss John M	Asst Professor	$149,313.01	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Kerby Jacob		$149,276.13	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Brunick Ann L	Assoc Dean, Health Sci	$149,147.00	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Subramanian Senthil	Associate Dean Of Research/Professor	$149,100.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Aylor William W	Assistant Vice President-Technology Transfer & Commercialization	$149,069.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Wergin Rand E	Associate Professor	$149,026.97	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Gibbons William R	Intm Director-Sdaes/Intm Assc Dean For Research/Intm Avp Tech Trnsf/Professor	$149,026.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Gibbons William	Intm Director-Sdaes/Intm Assc Dean For Research/Intm Avp Tech Trnsf/Professor	$149,026.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Cradduck Wendy S	Avp For Info Tech	$148,898.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Westwick Joshua N	Academic Director/Professor	$148,894.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Barney Chet E	Associate Professor,Management	$148,860.72	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Scaria Joy	Associate Professor	$148,833.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Ervin Sean O	Professor Of Practice/Coordinator	$148,744.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Cogswell Kurt D	Department Head/Professor	$148,720.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Cogswell Kurt	Department Head/Professor	$148,720.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Pinto Sharrel L	Department Head/Hoch Endowed Professor For Community Pharmacy Practice	$148,625.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Birkeland Kathryn F	Assoc Dean, School Of Business	$148,586.85	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Nelson Eric A	Assistant Department Head/Distinguished Professor	$148,549.50	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Karabon Anne E	Academic Director/Associate Professor	$148,519.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Peters Stacy J	Professor	$148,457.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Briggs-Jackson Darcy	Assoc Vp For Academic Affairs	$148,400.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Northern State University	Davis Nathan		$148,387.50	Northern State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Thaler Robert	Distinguished Professor/Extension Swine Specialist	$148,336.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Manzerra Pasquale	Assistant Professor	$148,195.86	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Mays Shirley		$148,180.04	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Owens Vance N	Director-Sgi/Professor	$148,175.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Greene Tracy A	General Counsel/Interim Vice President Of Human Resources	$148,004.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Mollman Sarah	Associate Dean For Research/Associate Professor	$147,971.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Wu Yajun	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$147,959.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Wergin Rand E	Associate Professor	$147,950.73	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$147,918.98	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Dlugos Joseph	Assoc Vp For St Dev Dean Of St	$147,827.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Mays Shirley L	Assistant Professor Of Law	$147,800.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Macias Steven J	Associate Dean Law School	$147,800.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kellogg Stuart D	Professor	$147,785.75	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Ordyna Paul E	Asst. Professor Of Accounting	$147,759.30	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Guan Xiangming	Associate Dean-Research/Professor	$147,671.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Guan Xiangming	Professor Emeritus	$147,671.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Kappes John	Professor	$147,615.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Morecraft Robert	Professor	$147,612.97	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Qiao Qiquan	Harold C Hohbach Endowed Professor & Graduate Coordinator	$147,504.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Nilson Wade A	Chair, Physician Asst Prog	$147,503.29	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mahon Patricia G	Vp Stdnt Dvlpmt/Dean Of Stdnts	$147,474.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Burckhard Suzette R	Professor/Assistant Dean Of Academics	$147,404.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Bott Rebecca C	Dean--Honors College/Associate Professor	$147,383.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Aylor William	Assistant Vice President-Technology Transfer & Commercialization	$147,298.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Aylor William W	Assistant Vice President-Technology Transfer & Commercialization	$147,298.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Sun Pei-Yu	Assistant Professor	$147,260.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Goodman Barbara E	Professor	$147,234.78	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Clem James R	Department Head/Professor	$147,072.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Vukovich Matthew D	Interim Dean/Professor	$147,020.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Clausen Heidi		$146,800.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2024	University of South Dakota	Young Eric		$146,767.96	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Owens Vance N	Director-Sgi/Professor	$146,708.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Huber Victor C	Professor	$146,664.02	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Palmer David K	Professor	$146,631.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Wang Zhiguang	Professor	$146,604.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Garry Patrick M	Professor	$146,551.64	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Garry Patrick M	Professor	$146,551.64	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	South Dakota State University	Trenhaile Jay	Professor	$146,451.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Lockrem Michael L	Director-University Marketing, Image & Communications	$146,420.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Hietpas Steven M	Professor	$146,393.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Muci Kuchler Karim H	Professor	$146,375.67	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Jutting Lesli		$146,261.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	University of South Dakota	Keifer Joyce N	Professor	$146,194.90	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Keifer Joyce N	Professor	$146,194.90	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Keifer Joyce N	Professor	$146,194.90	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	University of South Dakota	Franken Anthony J	General Counsel	$146,180.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Mistry Vikram	David A Thompson Endowed Department Head/Professor	$146,075.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Mistry Vikram V	Department Head/Professor	$146,075.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Mayhan William G	Professor	$146,058.86	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Gent Stephen P	Professor	$146,007.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Buecking Heike	Professor/Department Head	$146,000.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Nichols Timothy J	Dean-Honors College/Professor	$146,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Bott Rebecca	Dean--Honors College/Associate Professor	$146,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Greene Tracy	General Counsel	$145,960.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Greene Tracy A	General Counsel	$145,960.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Heiberger Amy L	Associate Professor	$145,896.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Perumal Omathanu P	Department Head/Professor	$145,827.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Tracy Daniel L	Professor	$145,816.05	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Kemnitz Jason		$145,778.12	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$145,733.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Nagy Dianne L	Assistant Vice President For Research Development And Administration	$145,697.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Nagy Dianne L	Avp For Research Dvlp Admin	$145,697.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Brandt Kevin L	Avp For Research Cyberinfrastr	$145,694.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Juarez Jessica R	Assistant Professor/Director Ppvm	$145,600.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Hayes William J	Professor	$145,596.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Nanjundaswamy Ananda	Richard And Janice Vetter Endowed Associate Professor Of Biotechnology	$145,593.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wright Joseph T	Assoc Vp Res-Econ Development	$145,579.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wright Joseph T	Assoc Vp Res-Econ Development	$145,579.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology