| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kerk Carter |
Professor |
$130,283.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sinden Richard R |
Associate Professor |
$130,282.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Hietpas Steven M |
Professor |
$130,211.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Klocker Brady T |
Chief Pilot/Mechanic |
$130,200.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Madison Allen |
|
$130,072.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Diersen Matthew A |
Professor/Extension Specialist - Risk & Business Management |
$130,055.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Song Wei |
Professor, Marketing |
$130,002.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Garst-Santos Christine A |
Director/Associate Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Ordyna Paul E |
Asst. Professor Of Accounting |
$130,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Carotta Christin |
Assistant Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Nore Mark |
Director Of Athletics |
$130,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Cammack Kristi M |
Director-West River Agricultural Center/Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Stauff Jon W |
Assistant Vice President For International Affairs |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Nagy Dianne L |
Assistant Vice President For Research Development And Administration |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Wermedal Douglas R |
Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Kosse Elijah |
Instructor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Crum David |
Athletic Director |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Daraboina Rohini |
Assistant Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Gonzalez Hernandez Jose L |
Core Research Support Faciltiies Director/Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Fitzgerald Kathleen A |
Assistant Vice President Of Student Support Services/Dean Of Students |
$130,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Westwick Joshua N |
Director-School Of Communication & Journalism/Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Bono Christopher |
Head Coach-Wrestling |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Stauff Jon W |
Assistant Vice President For International Affairs |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Olson Lyle D |
Director-School Of Communication & Journalism/Professor |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Marschke Robyn L |
Assistant Vp Of Institutional Assessment And Research |
$130,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Shearer Christopher R |
Associate Professor |
$129,930.48 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Burckhard Suzette |
Professor/Assistant Department Head |
$129,896.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Burckhard Suzette R |
Professor/Assistant Department Head |
$129,896.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Barney Chet E |
|
$129,878.17 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Van Klompenburg Emily J |
Assistant Professor |
$129,873.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Flint Donna L |
Assistant Department Head/Professor |
$129,870.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Groven Lori J |
Associate Professor |
$129,835.38 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Heiberger Amy L |
Associate Professor |
$129,796.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Oines Ryan |
|
$129,791.04 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Oines Ryan R |
Dir, Ops & Finance |
$129,791.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Hamer George H |
Acting Department Head/Associate Professor |
$129,787.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Ball Jennifer O |
Associate Professor |
$129,785.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Daniel Jeremy S |
Associate Professor |
$129,783.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Wilson Mark |
President |
$129,780.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Jordre Becca D |
Professor |
$129,768.77 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Jordre Becca |
|
$129,768.72 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Turnipseed E B |
Assistant Department Head/Professor |
$129,738.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilcrease Patrick C |
Professor |
$129,727.66 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hoover Randy |
Professor |
$129,727.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Clay David E |
South Dakota Corn Chair/Distinguished Professor |
$129,704.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Knudsen David E |
Professor |
$129,664.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Beckmann Klaus S |
|
$129,649.51 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Cartney Michael |
|
$129,606.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Adhikari Subash |
Assistant Professor |
$129,561.66 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilcrease Patrick |
Professor |
$129,561.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Trenhaile Jay |
Professor |
$129,559.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Crawford Grant A |
Associate Professor |
$129,542.49 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Brickey Andrea J |
Assoc Professor/Asst Dept Hd |
$129,519.61 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Beare Tianna M |
Program Manager |
$129,490.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Qiao Qiquan |
Harold C Hohbach Endowed Professor & Graduate Coordinator |
$129,486.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Roberts Jerilyn |
Assoc Vp Of Fac/Risk/Svcs |
$129,449.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Nelson Eric |
Assistant Department Head/Distinguished Professor |
$129,372.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Menkhaus Todd J |
Professor |
$129,327.54 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kerk Carter J |
Professor |
$129,268.13 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Xiaoyang |
Distinguished Professor/Senior Research Scientist |
$129,268.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilcrease Patrick C |
Professor |
$129,226.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Dykstra De Vee E |
Professor |
$129,203.23 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
White Peter |
Assistant Professor |
$129,150.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Arends Robin F |
Aprn Program Director/Clinical Associate Professor |
$129,144.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Develder Elizabeth |
|
$129,096.01 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Lockrem Michael L |
Director-University Marketing, Image & Communications |
$129,095.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Srstka Erin L |
Director, Crhi |
$129,079.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Srstka Erin |
|
$129,079.44 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Larscheid Slade N |
Deputy Athletic Director |
$129,079.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Hua Guanghui |
Professor |
$129,072.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sinden Richard R |
Professor - 9 |
$129,040.03 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Seefeldt Teresa M |
Associate Dean/Associate Professor |
$129,035.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Seefeldt Teresa M |
Vice Provost For Undergraduate Education/Associate Professor |
$129,035.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Johnston Carol A |
Professor Emeritus Of Ecology |
$129,030.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Sanderson Carrie G |
Dir, Ctr Prev Child Maltreat |
$129,030.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Helmbolt Shawn M |
Assistant Vice President-Enrollment Management |
$129,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Bass Kelly |
Lend Discipline Head |
$129,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Wergin Rand E |
Associate Professor |
$128,966.04 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Schroeder Seth T |
|
$128,960.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Moore Molly |
Assoc Vp For Enrollment Mgmt |
$128,943.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Schroeder Lauren M |
Temp Dentist |
$128,900.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Schroeder Lauren M |
Temp Dentist |
$128,900.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Allgrunn Michael A |
Professor |
$128,885.02 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Allgrunn Michael A |
Professor |
$128,885.02 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Whites Keith W |
|
$128,851.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Kelley Van C |
Department Head/Director/Associate Professor |
$128,851.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Daily Daniel L |
|
$128,801.37 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Daily Daniel L |
Dean Of Libraries |
$128,801.37 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Stone James J |
Professor |
$128,762.99 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mcentee Jason T |
Academic Director/Professor |
$128,716.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Lounsbery Nicole B |
Director Of Graduate School |
$128,672.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Wimberly Michael |
Professor & Sr Research Scientist |
$128,627.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Wimberly Michael C |
Professor & Sr Research Scientist |
$128,627.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Flint Donna L |
Assistant Department Head/Professor |
$128,584.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Horton Thomas J |
Professor |
$128,514.73 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Horton Thomas J |
Professor |
$128,514.73 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Vukovich Matthew D |
Associate Dean Of Research/Professor |
$128,476.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Cochrane Mark |
Professor |
$128,437.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Hu Zhong |
Professor |
$128,407.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hamer George H |
Acting Department Head/Associate Professor |
$128,393.00 |
South Dakota State University |