Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	University of South Dakota	Biel Darla		$119,585.33	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Hellwig Thaddaus R	Associate Professor	$119,576.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Hellwig Thaddaus	Professor	$119,576.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Martin Marni L	Assistant Director, Cd	$119,527.02	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Meyer Brittney A	Associate Professor	$119,504.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Tonkoski Reinaldo	Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator	$119,478.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Peacock Donald	Building Automation System Specialist	$119,472.90	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Mei Dongming	Director, Cubed	$119,468.76	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Kappes John	Professor	$119,438.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Jepsen Eric		$119,419.39	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Qi Junjian	Assistant Professor	$119,413.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Bassett Kurt D	Professor And Department Head Emeritus	$119,412.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Roche Michael P	Professor	$119,394.96	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Hoppe Adam D	Prof/Inter Assoc Dean Research	$119,389.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Day Jon T	Systems Software Specialist	$119,334.76	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Hayes William J	Associate Professor	$119,330.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Crawford David		$119,318.00	Black Hills State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Tschetter Lois J	Professor Emerita Of Nursing	$119,291.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Santos Joseph M	Professor	$119,221.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Taggart Kari K	Associate Professor	$119,210.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stetler Larry D	Professor	$119,152.10	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Johnson Roger	Professor	$119,121.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$119,120.86	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Van Peursem Dan D	Professor	$119,120.74	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Koster Karen L	Professor	$119,120.61	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	University of South Dakota	Sathyanesan Samuel N		$119,099.68	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Kleinhesselink Anne K	Associate Chair/Assist Prof	$119,090.88	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Kleinhesselink Anne K	Associate Chair/Assist Prof	$119,090.88	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Kleinhesselink Anne K	Associate Chair/Assist Prof	$119,090.88	University Center - Sioux Falls
2025	South Dakota State University	Uecker Tobias W	Dean Of Students	$119,080.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Wang Xiuqing	Professor	$119,077.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Sadovnikova Anna	Assistant Professor	$119,045.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Sadovnikova Anna	Assistant Professor	$119,045.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Lamb Charles		$119,038.09	Black Hills State University
2019	University of South Dakota	George Benjamin T		$119,036.35	University of South Dakota
2023	Northern State University	Grettler David		$119,024.49	Northern State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Meendering Jonathan	Director Of Campus Planning	$119,024.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Heiberger Amy L	Associate Professor	$119,006.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Silvernagel Craig A	Associate Professor	$119,004.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkata R		$119,001.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	Black Hills State University	Fuqua Amy		$119,000.00	Black Hills State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Wermedal Douglas	Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor	$119,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Benjamin Kenneth	Associate Professor	$119,000.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	Black Hills State University	Fuqua Amy		$119,000.00	Black Hills State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Wermedal Douglas R	Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor	$119,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Jin Hailong	Associate Professor	$118,925.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Wu Yajun	Professor & Assistant Department Head	$118,920.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkataramana	Professor	$118,887.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brickey Andrea	Professor	$118,875.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Roberts Lance A	Provostnice Pres Acad Affairs	$118,868.52	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cuevas Bruce D	Associate Professor	$118,836.51	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cuevas Bruce D	Associate Professor	$118,836.51	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Cuevas Bruce D	Associate Professor	$118,836.51	University of South Dakota
2024	Northern State University	Wold Cheryl		$118,834.53	Northern State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Smart Alexander J	Professor/Assistant Department Head	$118,829.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Carr David L		$118,788.23	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Mashlan Michelle K	Dir Of Finance, Health Affairs	$118,766.81	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Simmons Matthew E	Associate Dean, Ssom Rc Campus	$118,746.75	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Zweifel Alyssa R	Center Director/Asst Professor	$118,733.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Hostettler Timothy S	Cim Program Dir/Assc Prof Of Prac	$118,712.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Mcfadden Lisa		$118,689.60	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Mcentee Jason T	Department Head/Professor/Acting Associate Dean	$118,678.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Mcentee Jason	Department Head/Professor	$118,678.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Sereda Grigoriy		$118,662.51	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Wiebers Robin		$118,655.88	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Madison Allen D	Professor	$118,611.94	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Madison Allen D	Professor	$118,611.94	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$118,536.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Duke Edward F	Professor/Mgr. Emes	$118,497.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Alley Kathryn E	Assoc Vp For Academic Affairs	$118,440.86	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Kerby Jacob L	Iacuc Chair	$118,401.94	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Riley Kyle	Associate Professor	$118,229.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Flohr Charles	Head Football Coach	$118,178.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Cole-Dai Jihong	Professor	$118,170.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lueken Joel	Athletic Director	$118,161.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Wang Zhiguang	Professor	$118,135.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Baugh Lee A	Associate Professor	$118,086.50	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Baugh Lee A	Associate Professor	$118,086.50	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Baugh Lee A	Associate Professor	$118,086.50	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	South Dakota State University	Saunders Christopher	Professor	$118,084.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Olive Leslie A	Director-Campus Planning	$118,083.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Groven Lori J	Assistant Professor	$118,045.28	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Hanson Stephanie J	Assistant Professor	$118,000.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Mor Sunil	Assistant Professor	$118,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Hanus Bartlomiej T	Assistant Prof. Decision Scien	$117,998.71	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Roche Michael P		$117,979.21	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Beck Dwayne L	Manager/Professor	$117,973.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Zhou Ruanbao	Professor	$117,956.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sneller Judy E	Instructor	$117,942.59	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Xu Lan	Professor	$117,896.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Hazlett Lisa		$117,877.74	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Sinner Van Gilder Deidra J	Associate Professor	$117,876.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Li Liangping	Assistant Professor	$117,861.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Brandenburger Thomas A	Associate Professor	$117,859.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Strieder Frank	Associate Department/Associate Professor	$117,842.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Vant Hul Brianna J	Assistant Professor	$117,842.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Rose Laura A	Associate Professor	$117,838.34	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Michna Gregory J	Associate Professor	$117,779.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Surovek Andrea	Dir Of Faculty Development	$117,764.16	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota State University	Tschetter Lois	Professor Emeritus Of Nursing	$117,716.00	South Dakota State University