Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Simons Raluca M	Professor/Dir Dmhi	$107,440.82	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	South Dakota State University	Gunaje Jayarama B	Associate Professor	$107,440.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Gunaje Jayarama B	Associate Professor	$107,440.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Raina Komal	Assc Prof/Haarberg Endowed Chr	$107,408.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Northern State University	Casanova Jodi		$107,386.98	Northern State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Sun Haoran	Professor	$107,384.27	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jasthi Bharat K	Associate Professor	$107,384.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Black Hills State University	Walters Becca	Sr Dir Of Marketing & Commun	$107,362.00	Black Hills State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mcgough Jeffrey S		$107,356.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Brouwer Kyle L	Professor	$107,352.14	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hadley Kevin R	Assistant Professor	$107,316.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Ball John	Professor	$107,301.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Chandrasekher Gudiseva	Associate Professor	$107,296.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Levesque Crystal L	Associate Professor	$107,284.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Mcgraw Gerald		$107,281.00	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Collinsworth Matt D	Dir, National Music Museum	$107,272.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Wang Zhiguang	Associate Professor	$107,246.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Wang Zhiguang	Associate Professor	$107,246.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Lansink Stacie A	Lecturer/Mls Program Directo	$107,230.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Roripaugh Lee A	Professor/Editor, Sdr	$107,228.45	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Roripaugh Lee A	Professor/Editor, Sdr	$107,228.45	University Center - Sioux Falls
2018	South Dakota State University	Li Feng	Professor	$107,207.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Li Feng	Professor	$107,207.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Black Hills State University	Coble Donald	Director Of Budget	$107,206.00	Black Hills State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Jordre Becca D	Associate Professor	$107,194.01	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Miller Lindsay		$107,191.56	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Zweifel Alyssa R	Healthcare Simulation Center Director/Assistant Professor	$107,187.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Kriech Julie E	Dir Of Finance, Health Affairs	$107,186.62	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brenza Timothy M	Assistant Professor	$107,167.68	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Ingemansen Jack A	Superintendent-Foundation Seed Stock	$107,162.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Avoseh Mejai		$107,152.80	University of South Dakota
2024	Northern State University	Scholl Aaron		$107,150.47	Northern State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Niederbaumer Lea R	Clinical Assistant Professor	$107,130.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Sexton Peter J	Manager-Se Research Farm/Associate Professor	$107,105.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Clem James R	Associate Dean For Student Services/Professor	$107,089.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Garcia Alvaro D	Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Director/Professor	$107,077.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Garcia Alvaro	Agriculture & Natural Resources Program Director/Professor	$107,077.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Van Der Sluis Everhardus	Professor	$107,058.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Basu Saikat	Assistant Professor	$107,050.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Cho Chanho	Assistant Professor, Finance	$107,044.00	Black Hills State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas	Department Head/Associate Professor	$107,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Krafsur Greta	Assistant Professor	$107,000.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas E	Department Head/Associate Professor	$107,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Ward Hilary J	Assistant Professor	$107,000.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Krafsur Greta	Assistant Professor	$107,000.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Sweeney Mark R	Professor	$106,999.79	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Richard Kacie K	Director-Finance & Budget	$106,998.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Katzenstein Kurt W	Associate Professor	$106,993.69	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sobolev Vladimir	Professor	$106,983.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Roberts Jerilyn C	Assoc Vp For Fac, Rsk & Srvs	$106,969.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Miller Lindsay A	Director Financial Aid	$106,951.51	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Birrenkott Cassandra M	Assistant Professor	$106,946.33	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Schaal Daniel J	Professor	$106,929.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Hunt Aaron T	Unpaid Adjunct Assistant Professor	$106,920.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Boe Arvid A	Professor	$106,916.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kalanovic Vojislav D		$106,914.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Mcgraw Gerald M	Assistant Professor	$106,880.96	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Wright Cody L	Professor	$106,870.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Laporte Kyle J	Assistant Professor	$106,853.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Bernstrauch Rodney L	Operations & Develop Manager	$106,849.66	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Huang Shaobo		$106,848.29	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Baye Jordan F	Assistant Professor	$106,847.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Shearer Christopher R	Assistant Professor	$106,840.48	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wang Congzhou	Associate Professor	$106,836.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Mosterd Eric J	Assist Director Ctl	$106,812.21	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Dey Moul	Professor	$106,812.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Saravanan Vijayalakshmi		$106,797.91	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Katzenstein Kurt W	Associate Professor	$106,791.79	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota State University	Meyer Brittney A	Associate Professor	$106,780.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason D	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$106,750.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Degen Becky J	Director Of Continuous Improvement	$106,747.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Kost Curtis K	Associate Professor	$106,736.54	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Taggart Kari K	Assistant Professor	$106,736.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Kraljic Mary B	Access Services Librarian	$106,714.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Kido Kazuhiko	Assistant Professor	$106,698.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Druecker Scott		$106,690.12	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sobolev Vladimir L		$106,680.40	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jasthi Bharat K	Assistant Professor	$106,650.72	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Celik Wiltse Evren	Professor	$106,649.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ahrenkiel Scott P	Professor	$106,636.90	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Caffe Melanie M	Associate Professor	$106,606.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Farabee Darlene		$106,604.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Clay Sharon A	Distinguished Professor	$106,603.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Duke Edward F	Professor/Mgr. Emes	$106,599.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Duke Edward F		$106,599.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Xian Xiaojun	Assistant Professor	$106,585.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Jansen Tarryn A	Assistant Professor	$106,581.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Stolle Barbara A	Sim Oversight/Instructor	$106,569.77	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Miller Erin E	Assistant Professor	$106,555.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Struckman-Johnson Cynthia J		$106,540.73	University of South Dakota
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Butts Michael		$106,532.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2024	South Dakota State University	Spear Debra J	Professor	$106,530.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Heiberger Amy	Associate Professor	$106,530.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Heiberger Amy L	Assistant Professor	$106,530.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Kc Santosh	Associate Professor	$106,524.60	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	South Dakota State University	Holler Larry D	Professor	$106,515.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Chaussee Michael S	Associate Professor	$106,513.30	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Silvernagel Craig A	Assistant Professor	$106,506.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Reichenbacher Juergen	Associate Professor	$106,505.62	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Elverson Cynthia A	Assistant Academic Dean/Associate Professor	$106,500.00	South Dakota State University