Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2025	South Dakota State University	Mccausland Gwen M	Director-Agricultural Museum	$103,925.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Jordan Brennan		$103,904.55	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Halaweish Fathi T	Professor	$103,900.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Karlsson Christer		$103,899.98	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Kilber Michael L	Deputy Chief - Upd	$103,896.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Merkt Donna L	Director-Sd Art Museum	$103,896.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason D	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$103,891.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Sharaf El Din Tamer A	Assistant Professor	$103,863.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Sharaf El Din Tamer A	Assistant Professor	$103,863.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Montoya Thomas P	Associate Professor	$103,847.23	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Tukkaraja Purushotham	Associate Professor	$103,847.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Moskowitz David		$103,830.91	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Lubbers Charles A	Professor	$103,819.16	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Swank David		$103,812.31	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Heins Jodi R	Professor And Director Of Experiential Education	$103,763.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Wang Xiuqing	Professor	$103,761.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Teets Donald A	Professor - 9	$103,742.01	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Downey Patricia		$103,711.97	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	West Michael W	Deputy Athletic Director	$103,700.00	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Kraljic Mary B	Access Services Librarian	$103,694.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Henningsgaard Steven		$103,694.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stone James	Professor	$103,693.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stone James	Department Head	$103,693.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Owen Jody L	Senior Director Of Student Success & Opportunity Center	$103,684.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Johnson Martin Marni L	Assistant Director, Cd	$103,682.12	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Daly Russell F	Professor/Extension Specialist-Veterinarian	$103,680.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Wang Zhenqiang	Professor	$103,670.87	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Geza Nisrani Mengistu	Associate Professor	$103,645.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Tazarv Mostafa	Associate Professor	$103,632.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Cross William M	Professor	$103,631.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Pietri Cotty Jose E	Assistant Professor	$103,603.03	University of South Dakota
2022	Black Hills State University	Cho Chanho		$103,577.00	Black Hills State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Mylant Marylou	Professor	$103,567.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Mylant Marylou	Temporary Professor/Professor Emeritus Of Nursing	$103,567.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Boyd Elizabeth A		$103,556.30	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Weber Emmeline E	Library Operations Manager	$103,540.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Lansink Stacie A	Lecturer/Mls Program Director	$103,533.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Holler Larry D	Professor	$103,530.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Ingemansen Jack A	Superintendent-Foundation Seed Stock	$103,519.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	O'brien Jamie L	Professor	$103,511.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Prigge William D	Professor	$103,503.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Northern State University	Kilian Peter		$103,479.70	Northern State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Feller Lisa M	Assoc Prof/Dir Regulatory Aff	$103,479.00	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Hu Zhong	Professor	$103,479.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Sexton Peter J	Manager-Se Research Farm/Associate Professor	$103,467.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Jones Allen L	Professor	$103,443.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Johnson Ryan	Director Of Research Computing	$103,425.00	University of South Dakota
2023	Black Hills State University	Marc Max	Professor, Mgmt Info Systems	$103,403.00	Black Hills State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Britten Hugh B	Associate Chair/Professor	$103,402.27	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Britten Hugh B	Associate Chair/Professor	$103,402.27	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Rahman Shafiqur	Professor	$103,399.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Miskimins Dale W	Professor	$103,366.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Miskimins Dale W	Professor	$103,366.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Miskimins Dale W	Professor	$103,366.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Miskimins Dale	Professor	$103,366.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Miskimins Dale W	Professor	$103,366.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Roh Soon Hee	Professor	$103,364.67	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Bertsch Gregory		$103,362.14	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Degen Becky J	Director Of Continuous Improvement	$103,359.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Hulme Polly A	Professor	$103,339.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Bagu Edward T	Assistant Professor	$103,331.75	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Bagu Edward T	Assistant Professor	$103,331.75	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Bagu Edward T	Assistant Professor	$103,331.75	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	South Dakota State University	Cole-Dai Jihong	Professor	$103,331.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Brokmeier Susanne M	Lecturer	$103,320.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sawyer John F		$103,278.36	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Petty Mark T	Dean Of Enrollment	$103,264.93	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Petty Mark T	Dean Of Enrollment	$103,264.93	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Petty Mark T	Dean Of Enrollment	$103,264.93	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	South Dakota State University	Sackreiter Kevin G	Executive Director--Cetl/Assistant Professor	$103,260.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lingwall Bret	Associate Professor	$103,258.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Shearer Christopher	Associate Professor	$103,252.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Stiles Diane		$103,228.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota State University	Wu Jixiang	Professor	$103,221.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Jiang Chaoyang	Professor/Grad Coord	$103,211.73	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Jiang Chaoyang	Professor/Grad Coord	$103,211.73	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$103,182.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jasthi Bharat	Associate Professor	$103,175.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Strieder Frank	Associate Professor	$103,173.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Emery Mary E	Professor	$103,170.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Custis Tyler L	Assistant Professor	$103,167.27	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Custis Tyler L	Assistant Professor	$103,167.27	University Center - Sioux Falls
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	French Adam	Associate Professor	$103,156.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Watrel Robert H	Associate Professor/Department Head	$103,135.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Saunders Christopher	Associate Professor	$103,131.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Boe Arvid A	Professor	$103,119.00	South Dakota State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Anderson Cynthia		$103,097.00	Black Hills State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Tanner Timothy D	State 4H Program Director	$103,097.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Kuebler Michelle M	Director Of Admissions Operations	$103,086.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Miller Matthew L	Professor/Assistant Department Head	$103,073.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Cassady Beverly K	Clinical Assist Professor	$103,060.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Fenster Charles B	Professor	$103,055.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Celik Wiltse Evren	Professor	$103,040.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Madsen Sara K	Senior Lecturer	$103,035.00	South Dakota State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Norris Margaret		$103,027.00	Black Hills State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Jordan Brennan T	Professor	$103,004.51	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Davis Joshua E	Offensive Coordinator/Assist Fb Coach	$103,000.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Davis Joshua E	Offensive Coordinator/Assist Fb Coach	$103,000.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	South Dakota State University	Hunt Aaron T	Assistant Professor/Coordinator-Mph Program	$103,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Laporte Kyle	Assistant Professor	$103,000.00	South Dakota State University