Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2017	South Dakota State University	Tschetter Lois J	Assistant Academic Dean/Associate Professor/Interim Assc Dean For Ugrad Nursing	$117,716.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Brouwer Kyle		$117,642.45	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Challis Donald R	Assistant Vp-Safety & Security	$117,640.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Zhang Shouhong	Director Instructional Design	$117,611.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Montoya Thomas	Associate Professor	$117,600.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Davis David E	Professor	$117,584.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David E	Professor	$117,566.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Van Klompenburg Emily J	Assistant Professor	$117,557.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Koontz Ryan H	Integrated Mfg Specialist	$117,555.91	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Berendse Joseph A	Associate Professor	$117,552.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cuperus Donald L	Director Sd Mep	$117,548.28	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	University of South Dakota	Custis Tyler L	Assistant Professor	$117,540.06	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lingwall Bret N	Associate Professor	$117,537.63	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Swanson David L	Professor	$117,532.23	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	Black Hills State University	Dana Susan	Professor, Law	$117,504.00	Black Hills State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Yang Biying	Assistant Professor	$117,500.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Wang Hongmin	Professor	$117,485.33	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Tukkaraja Purushotham	Professor	$117,477.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Hall Clifford A	Professor	$117,432.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Tiahrt Thomas W	Assoc Prof Decision Sciences	$117,407.27	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Tiahrt Thomas W	Assoc Prof Decision Sciences	$117,407.27	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	South Dakota State University	Halaweish Fathi T	Professor	$117,394.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Nelson Amy Lynn M	Lecturer	$117,388.83	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy C	Associate Professor	$117,388.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Hansen Lori A	Associate Academic Dean	$117,384.87	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Pillatzki Angela E	Associate Professor	$117,377.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$117,362.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Black Hills State University	Mackin Patrick	Professor, Mgmt/Oper Mgmt	$117,323.00	Black Hills State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Kinnamon Eric S	Assistant Professor	$117,248.68	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Kinnamon Eric S	Assistant Professor	$117,248.68	University Center - Sioux Falls
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Li Liangping	Associate Professor	$117,232.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota State University	Santos Joseph	Professor	$117,219.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Santos Joseph M	Professor	$117,219.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$117,194.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Ting Francis C	Professor	$117,161.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Mashlan Michelle		$117,151.60	University of South Dakota
2024	Black Hills State University	Marc Max	Professor, Mgmt Info Systems	$117,130.00	Black Hills State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jasthi Bharat K	Associate Professor	$117,127.38	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Young Alan J	Professor	$117,125.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Mckeown Cassandra		$117,107.77	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Simons Raluca M	Professor/Dir Dmhi	$117,067.99	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Groven Lori J		$117,064.62	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Langemeier Jeffrey B	Dir Institutional Research	$117,055.98	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	University of South Dakota	Koster Karen L		$117,016.70	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Arends Robin F	Aprn Program Director/Clinical Associate Professor	$116,980.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Karges Joy R	Coord, Academic / Professor	$116,946.04	University of South Dakota
2024	Black Hills State University	Walters Becca	Sr Dir Of Marketing & Commun	$116,946.00	Black Hills State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Hendrickx Lori D	Professor	$116,915.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Olive Leslie A	Director-Campus Planning	$116,914.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Reineke Joshua J	Associate Professor	$116,896.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Dahlhoff Mark		$116,889.80	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Carlson Lisa	Assoc Vp For Student Success	$116,867.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Reuter Suzanne D	Asst Dean, Med Student Affairs	$116,838.52	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Reuter Suzanne D		$116,838.52	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Groven Lori	Associate Professor	$116,821.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Li Yifan	Professor	$116,814.47	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Daly Russell F	Professor/Extension Specialist-Veterinarian	$116,808.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Beck Dwayne L	Manager/Professor	$116,805.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Peters Stacy J	Professor	$116,793.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Groeneweg Ryan	Clinical & Behavior Svcs Mngr	$116,752.00	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Groeneweg Ryan		$116,751.96	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stetler Larry D	Professor	$116,751.77	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Kinnamon Eric S	Assistant Professor	$116,748.21	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Kinnamon Eric S	Assistant Professor	$116,748.21	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Walker Travis	Associate Professor	$116,726.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Ball John	Professor/Extension Specialist - Forestry	$116,712.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Rowse Debra	Controller	$116,709.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Wei Lin	Professor/Grad Coord.	$116,709.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Meyer Brittney A	Associate Professor	$116,705.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Simons Jeffrey S	Professor	$116,682.00	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kunza Lisa A	Associate Professor	$116,678.92	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Northern State University	Wieland William		$116,667.28	Northern State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Bonneau Lisa K	Assistant Provost	$116,652.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Kappes John	Associate Professor	$116,641.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Mckey Michael		$116,623.17	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Willman April		$116,600.04	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Willman April K	Assoc Dean, Ssom Yankton	$116,600.00	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Ikiugu Moses N	Professor	$116,599.43	University of South Dakota
2019	Black Hills State University	Crawford David	Professor, Accounting	$116,589.00	Black Hills State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Menkhaus Todd J	Professor	$116,568.50	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Baye Jordan F	Assistant Professor	$116,538.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Hayes William J	Associate Professor	$116,532.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Sinner Van Gilder Deidra J	Associate Professor	$116,483.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Sinner Van Gilder Deidra	Associate Professor	$116,483.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Schweinle Iii William E	Professor	$116,453.03	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Puumala Susan E	Senior Lecturer	$116,434.16	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Davis David E	Professor	$116,420.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Tummala Hemachand	Department Head/Professor	$116,418.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Bauer Judy		$116,412.00	Black Hills State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Mohan Maneesha S	Associate Prof-Endowed Chair	$116,400.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Nash Tamara		$116,386.92	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Kinnamon Eric S	Assistant Professor	$116,380.00	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Anand Sanjeev K	Professor	$116,377.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David E	Professor	$116,373.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Alley Kathryn E	Assoc Provost Academic Affairs	$116,348.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Fong Hao	Professor	$116,345.59	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Robbins Christopher B	Assistant Professor	$116,342.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Roberts Jerilyn	Assoc Vp Of Fac/Risk/Svcs	$116,327.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Sadovnikova Anna	Assistant Professor	$116,282.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Dahlhoff Mark W	Pilot	$116,269.79	University of South Dakota