Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Kleinjan Barbara		$109,200.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Robinson Marc J	Assoc Prof/Assoc Dh/Wvc Prof	$109,195.72	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Luken Regan R	Student Services Director	$109,188.81	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Silvernagel Craig A	Associate Professor	$109,178.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Leibiger Carol A	Professor	$109,167.75	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Sweeney Mark		$109,156.83	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kunza Lisa A	Associate Professor	$109,152.27	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Lu Huitian	Professor	$109,137.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Dellinger Myanna F	Professor	$109,118.94	University of South Dakota
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Decker John		$109,100.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Rowse Debra	Controller	$109,074.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Flohr Charles	Head Football Coach	$109,074.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Larochelle Pierre	Department Head	$109,063.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Larochelle Pierre	Professor	$109,063.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Black Hills State University	Culver Randell	Assoc Vp, Facilities & Sustain	$109,059.00	Black Hills State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Cleveland Tracy L	Professor	$109,056.82	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Badahdah Abdallah M	Professor	$109,054.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Miller Erin E	Assistant Professor	$109,042.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Peterson Gregory R	Professor	$109,032.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Shahbazi Khosro	Associate Professor	$109,025.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Katzenstein Kurt W	Associate Professor	$109,003.36	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota State University	Singh Kulraj	Assistant Professor	$109,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Robbins Christopher B	Assistant Professor	$109,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Grey Christina		$109,000.00	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Anderson William T	Assistant Professor	$108,969.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Rezvani Khosrow	Associate Professor	$108,959.80	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gilcrease Patrick C	Professor	$108,955.98	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Tidwell Christy M	Assistant Professor	$108,946.65	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Groven Lori	Associate Professor	$108,939.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Northern State University	Aldridge Brent		$108,934.14	Northern State University
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Woldstad Jeffrey	Department Head	$108,925.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Woldstad Jeffrey	Professor	$108,925.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Walker Travis	Associate Professor	$108,909.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Mcnaughton Laura J	Chief Of Staff/Dir Gov Relat	$108,900.00	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Christensen Cody J	Associate Professor	$108,872.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Knedler Cory	Chair, Art	$108,867.54	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Foster Neal R	Manager-Seed Cert Division	$108,858.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Berendse Joseph A	Assistant Professor	$108,855.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Van Klompenburg Emily J	Assistant Professor	$108,855.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Meendering Jessica	Academic Director/Professor	$108,843.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Deliramich Podhradsky Aimee N	Psychologist	$108,812.77	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Deliramich Podhradsky Aimee		$108,812.76	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Van Der Sluis Everhardus	Professor	$108,807.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Huang Yen-Ming	Assistant Professor	$108,800.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Mcfadden Lisa M	Associate Professor	$108,798.76	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sawyer John F	Associate Professor - 9	$108,798.70	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Smith Zachary K	Associate Professor	$108,797.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Baugh Lee A	Associate Professor	$108,774.45	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Strouse Gabrielle		$108,774.07	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Soluk Daniel A	Professor	$108,740.91	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Li Feng	Professor	$108,739.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Soeder Daniel J	Director Of Eri	$108,730.79	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Duke Edward F	Professor/Mgr. Emes	$108,693.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Brandenburger Thomas A	Associate Professor	$108,662.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Gent Stephen P	Professor/Director-North Central Regional Sun Grant Center	$108,651.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Rahman Shafiqur	Professor	$108,644.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Masterlark Timothy L	Professor	$108,634.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Forney Heather K	Dir Fin/Controller	$108,633.28	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Sehgal Sunish Kumar	Associate Professor	$108,632.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Zimney Kory J	Prog Director, Phd Hs	$108,628.84	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Gutierrez Michael A	Department Head/Librarian	$108,599.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Katzenstein Kurt	Associate Professor	$108,582.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Katzenstein Kurt W	Associate Professor	$108,578.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lueken Joel N	Athletic Director	$108,574.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	University of South Dakota	Kleinhesselink Anne K		$108,548.54	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Anderson Brent		$108,541.84	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Madison Allen D		$108,533.75	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Schumacher Bryan J	Director Of Computing Services	$108,504.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Kakacek Michelle		$108,493.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2024	South Dakota State University	Peterson Rebecca L	Director-Housing & Residential Life	$108,482.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lueken Joel N	Athletic Director	$108,474.01	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Fennell Anne Y	Distinguished Professor	$108,438.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Dana Susan	Professor, Law	$108,431.00	Black Hills State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ahrenkiel Scott P	Professor	$108,426.70	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Montoya Thomas	Associate Department Head Associate Professor	$108,409.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Daly Russell F	Professor/Extension Specialist-Veterinarian	$108,404.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas E	Department Head/Associate Professor	$108,382.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Garcia Alvaro D	Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Director/Professor	$108,376.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Groeneweg Ryan	Clinical & Behavior Svcs Mngr	$108,369.19	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Groeneweg Ryan	Clinical & Behavior Svcs Mngr	$108,369.19	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Groeneweg Ryan	Clinical & Behavior Svcs Mngr	$108,369.19	University Center - Sioux Falls
2018	South Dakota State University	Hoang Glendy	Instructor-Esl	$108,357.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Thaler Robert	Distinguished Professor/Extension Specialist-Swine/Interim Department Head	$108,348.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Owen Jody L	Director-Student Success Ctr	$108,342.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Holler Larry D	Professor	$108,341.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Stenvig Thomas E	Associate Professor Of Nursing Emeritus	$108,340.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Feller Lisa M	Assoc Prof/Dir Regulatory Aff	$108,310.79	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Feller Lisa M	Assoc Prof/Dir Regulatory Aff	$108,310.79	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Feller Lisa M	Assoc Prof/Dir Regulatory Aff	$108,310.79	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Knutson Ryan E	Assistant Vice President-Technology	$108,309.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Knutson Ryan	Assistant Vice President-Technology	$108,309.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Black Hills State University	Song Wei	Professor, Marketing	$108,280.00	Black Hills State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Li Wanlong	Professor	$108,273.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Reichenbacher Juergen	Associate Professor	$108,268.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Walker Julie A	Professor/Ext Beef Spec	$108,256.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Hess Wendy N	Professor	$108,253.73	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Kepford Joyce M	Registrar/Director	$108,250.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Haksgaard Hannah C	Associate Professor	$108,245.65	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Tweedy Ann E	Associate Professor	$108,245.65	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Haksgaard Hannah C	Associate Professor	$108,245.65	University Center - Sioux Falls