Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2022	University of South Dakota	Jorgensen Lindsey E	Chair, Communication Disorders	$121,123.25	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$121,116.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Hess Wendy N	Professor	$121,111.18	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Hess Wendy N	Professor	$121,111.18	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	South Dakota State University	Mctaggart Robert J	Assistant Department Head/Associate Professor	$121,110.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Degen Becky J	Director Of Continuous Improvement	$121,073.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sani Rajesh K	Associate Professor	$121,066.66	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Anderson Christopher		$121,048.26	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Dey Moul	Professor	$121,012.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Hellwig Thaddaus R	Professor	$121,006.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Luo Jia	Controller	$121,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Jeutang Noel Pavel N		$120,975.34	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason D	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$120,940.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$120,931.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Sarver Shane		$120,924.43	Black Hills State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Lamb Charles		$120,923.00	Black Hills State University
2024	Northern State University	Shortt Chelsee		$120,914.48	Northern State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Anagnostou Dimitrios E		$120,888.52	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Masterlark Timothy L	Professor	$120,884.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Rausch Dana J	Research Associate Ii	$120,848.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Mosterd Eric J	Assist Director Ctl	$120,817.21	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Zhang Xiaoyang	Professor/Senior Research Scientist	$120,816.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cwach Michelle L	Avp, Comm & Marketing	$120,812.45	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cwach Michelle L	Avp, Comm & Marketing	$120,812.45	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Cwach Michelle L	Avp, Comm & Marketing	$120,812.45	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Hanson Jana M	Assistant Vp Of Institutional Research & Assessment	$120,794.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Card Karen	Associate Professor	$120,779.47	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	University of South Dakota	Hunsley-Mctighe Amy		$120,774.30	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Williamson Leanne M	Head Coach - W Volleyball	$120,750.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Williamson Leanne M	Head Coach - W Volleyball	$120,750.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Williamson Leanne M	Head Coach - W Volleyball	$120,750.00	University of South Dakota
2023	Northern State University	Henderson Amber		$120,747.17	Northern State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Sinner Van Gilder Deidra J	Associate Professor	$120,703.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Meyer Brittney A	Professor/Ipe Coordinator	$120,699.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Hackemer Susan		$120,675.00	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Larscheid Slade N	Deputy Athletic Director	$120,635.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Northern State University	Blackburn Sean		$120,628.02	Northern State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Li Liangping	Assistant Professor	$120,606.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Klinkefus Charles R	Associate Coach-Men's Basketball	$120,591.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Tukkaraja Purushotham	Associate Professor	$120,581.84	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	Northern State University	Momeni Eman		$120,550.51	Northern State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Mcentee Jason T	Department Head/Professor	$120,541.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Sathyanesan Samuel N	Professor	$120,528.88	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Hayes William J	Professor	$120,523.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Elverson Cynthia A	Assistant Academic Dean/Associate Professor Emerita	$120,500.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Abata Duane L	Professor	$120,462.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Holbeck Michael S	Associate Vp-Finance & Budget	$120,450.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason D	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$120,440.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Simmons Thomas E		$120,428.14	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Chaussee Michael S	Associate Professor	$120,418.30	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Wermedal Douglas R	Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor	$120,401.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sani Rajesh	Professor	$120,374.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gilcrease Patrick C		$120,356.37	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Liu Yi	Asst. Professor Of Ds	$120,343.37	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Liu Yi	Asst. Professor Of Ds	$120,343.37	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Fong Hao	Professor	$120,224.81	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Carr David L	Professor	$120,213.69	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Heiberger Amy L	Associate Professor	$120,196.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Ball Jennifer O	Associate Professor	$120,181.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Daniel Jeremy S	Associate Professor	$120,181.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy	Professor	$120,160.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Larson Mary M	Director Of Human Resources	$120,129.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Trenhaile Jay	Professor	$120,124.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Van Peursem Dan		$120,120.76	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Berg Lora J	Director-Marketing & Communications	$120,064.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Allgrunn Michael A		$120,025.41	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Kemnitz Jason J	Int Assocdean, Acadev & Facaff	$120,000.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Tippit Adrian J	Assistant Professor Of Finance	$120,000.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Jenkins Corey A	Deputy Athletic Director	$120,000.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Hackemer Susan	Assistant Vice President For Career Services & Student Success	$120,000.00	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Behr Melissa J	Professor	$120,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Cradduck Wendy S	Assistant Vice President For Information Technology	$120,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Tippit Adrian J	Assistant Professor Of Finance	$120,000.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Driver James O	Assistant Professor Of Finance	$120,000.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2025	South Dakota State University	Koistinen Keith A	Assistant Professor	$120,000.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Richard Kacie K	Director-Finance & Budget	$120,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Brandt Kevin L	Assistant Vice President For Research Cyberinfrastructure	$120,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Behr Melissa	Professor	$120,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Driver James O	Assistant Professor Of Finance	$120,000.00	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Boyd Elizabeth A	Director, Clinical Psych Prog	$119,997.84	University of South Dakota
2024	Northern State University	Schutter Nicole		$119,952.94	Northern State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Watrel Robert H	Department Head/Associate Professor	$119,951.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Hendrickx Lori D	Professor	$119,940.00	South Dakota State University
2021	Black Hills State University	Crawford David		$119,903.00	Black Hills State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Johansen Travis J	Assistant Head Fb Coach/Defensive Coord	$119,885.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Fairholm Matthew R	Coordinator, Graduate Programs/Professor	$119,878.06	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Sharaf El Din Tamer A	Assistant Professor	$119,874.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Robinson Marc J	Assoc Prof/Assoc Dept Head	$119,790.28	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Summers Cliff	Professor	$119,789.58	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Summers Cliff	Professor	$119,789.58	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Tummala Hemachand	Department Head/Professor	$119,759.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Reuter Suzanne D	Asst Dean, Med Student Affairs	$119,754.44	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Britten Hugh B	Associate Chair/Professor	$119,743.38	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Pinto Sharrel L	Department Head/Hoch Endowed Professor For Comm Pharm Practice/Dir Cpic	$119,737.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Schweinle Iii William E	Professor	$119,732.41	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Browning Larry M	Professor Emeritus Of Physics	$119,670.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Lounsbery Nicole B	Director Of Graduate School	$119,665.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Diersen Matthew A	Professor/Extension Specialist-Risk & Business Management	$119,655.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Miller Matthew L	Professor	$119,595.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Snow Ethan L	Assistant Professor	$119,595.00	South Dakota State University