Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2018	South Dakota State University	Hamer George	Acting Department Head/Associate Professor	$128,393.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Robinson Marc	Professor Associate Dept Head	$128,390.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Jenkins Corey		$128,365.40	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Langelett George L	Professor	$128,338.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Johnston Carol A	Professor	$128,316.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Johnston Carol	Professor Emeritus Of Ecology	$128,316.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy C	Associate Professor	$128,305.53	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$128,260.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Dixon David J		$128,253.46	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Ikiugu Moses		$128,231.95	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Ikiugu Moses N	Professor	$128,231.95	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Nold Rosemarie A	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$128,215.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Caraway S		$128,198.89	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas E	Department Head/Associate Professor	$128,164.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Cornelsen Erin		$128,160.13	University of South Dakota
2023	Black Hills State University	Crawford David	Professor, Accounting	$128,135.00	Black Hills State University
2024	Black Hills State University	Crawford David	Professor, Accounting	$128,135.00	Black Hills State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Weber Karyn L	Chief Of Staff	$128,125.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Preister Jessica K	Assist Vp, Financial Affairs	$128,125.00	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Preister Jessica K		$128,125.00	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Cerny Shana		$128,050.73	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Cross William M	Professor	$128,044.54	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	Northern State University	Schmidt Michael		$128,026.34	Northern State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Adhikari Subash		$128,025.36	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy C	Professor	$127,991.97	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mcclemans Patricia Schlekeway		$127,972.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$127,966.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Pillatzki Angela E	Associate Professor/Department Head-Vet & Biomedical Science/Director-Adrdl	$127,941.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Carr David L	Professor	$127,918.96	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	O'kelley Kevin L	Assist Vp, Research Compliance	$127,896.66	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Brunick Michelle	Comptroller	$127,895.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkata R	Associate Professor	$127,886.10	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Kc Santosh	Chair, Computer Science	$127,881.95	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkataramana	Professor	$127,878.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	Black Hills State University	Flagstad Lois	Vp - Enroll & Stdnt Affairs	$127,862.00	Black Hills State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul D	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$127,858.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Cartney Michael		$127,778.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Masterlark Timothy	Professor	$127,769.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Leffler Alan J	Assistant Department Head/Associate Professor	$127,763.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Kost Curtis		$127,703.76	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$127,691.30	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$127,691.30	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$127,691.30	University Center - Sioux Falls
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Riley Kyle	Associate Professor	$127,663.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sinden Richard R	Professor - 9	$127,627.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Dixon Mark		$127,604.33	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Baugh Lee A	Associate Professor	$127,525.00	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Sanderson Carrie G		$127,500.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Boyd Elizabeth A	Director, Clinical Psych Prog	$127,485.11	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Elverson Cynthia A	Associate Professor Emerita Of Nursing	$127,477.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Northern State University	Phillips Saul		$127,453.54	Northern State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Wergin Rand E		$127,436.80	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Dambiinyam Enerel	Department Head/Professor, Library	$127,400.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Emery Mary E	Department Head/Professor	$127,331.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Western Dakota Tech	Bolman Ann		$127,308.00	Western Dakota Tech
2020	Western Dakota Tech	Bolman Ann		$127,308.00	Western Dakota Tech
2019	Western Dakota Tech	Bolman Ann		$127,308.00	Western Dakota Tech
2018	South Dakota State University	Kelley Van	Department Head/Director/Associate Professor	$127,283.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Kelley Van C	Department Head/Director/Associate Professor	$127,283.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Palmer David K	Professor	$127,271.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Tiahrt Cheryl	Chief Information Officer	$127,263.45	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Tiahrt Cheryl		$127,263.45	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Schweinle Iii William E	Professor	$127,241.02	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Schweinle Iii William E	Professor	$127,241.02	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Schweinle Iii William E	Professor	$127,241.02	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Silvernagel Craig A	Associate Professor	$127,208.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Hietpas Steven M	Professor	$127,187.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Klein Nicole L	Associate Academic Director/Professor	$127,100.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lueken Joel	Athletic Director	$127,090.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Santos Joseph M	Director/Professor	$127,088.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Hansen Daniel J	Associate Dean-Pharmacy Student Services/Professor	$127,083.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Anderson Heather J	Asst. Professor Emm	$127,000.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Strevel Hank B	Asst Professor Emm	$127,000.00	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Bellis Teresa J	Professor	$126,980.21	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Huber Victor C	Professor	$126,976.50	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Huber Victor C	Professor	$126,976.50	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Huber Victor C	Professor	$126,976.50	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	South Dakota State University	Turnipseed E B	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$126,967.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jasthi Bharat	Professor	$126,963.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Nold Rosemarie A	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$126,945.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Kleinhesselink Anne		$126,938.40	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas E	Department Head/Associate Professor	$126,895.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wright Joseph T		$126,849.72	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Rose Laura		$126,838.35	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Forbes-Hurd Scout A	Exp.Ed.Coord/Cont Health Coord/Asst Prof	$126,774.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Mor Sunil	Assistant Professor	$126,716.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Klinkefus Charles R	Associate Coach-Men's Basketball	$126,621.00	South Dakota State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Hohn Rick		$126,620.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	South Dakota State University	Burdette Linda K	Assistant Dean/Associate Professor	$126,597.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Burdette Linda K	Assistant Dean/Associate Professor	$126,597.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Liu Yi	Asst. Professor Of Ds	$126,596.18	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul D	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$126,592.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Miller Erin E	Assistant Professor	$126,552.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Peterson Derek D	Assistant Vice President-Business Services	$126,500.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Hua Meiying	Assistant Professor	$126,500.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Cammack Kristi M	Director-West River Agricultural Center/Associate Professor	$126,500.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Mitchell Technical Institute	Wilson Mark	President	$126,500.00	Mitchell Technical Institute
2022	University of South Dakota	Puumala Susan E	Professor Of Practice	$126,472.51	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Puumala Susan E	Professor Of Practice	$126,472.51	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Puumala Susan E	Professor Of Practice	$126,472.51	University Center - Sioux Falls