| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
O'brien Jamie |
Professor |
$102,085.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
O'brien Jamie L |
Professor |
$102,085.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Kc Santosh |
Associate Professor |
$102,083.84 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Weyer Mark A |
Director Operations & Maint |
$102,075.51 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Jepsen Eric M |
Professor/Coord Ungrad Study |
$102,068.91 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Jepsen Eric M |
Professor/Coord Ungrad Study |
$102,068.91 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Shende Rajesh |
Professor |
$102,067.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Shende Rajesh |
Interim Department Head |
$102,067.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Cho Chanho |
|
$102,060.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Mcsweeney Kristina |
Head Coach-Softball |
$102,060.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Logue Brian A |
Professor |
$102,055.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Hildreth Michael B |
Professor Emeritus |
$102,035.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Peterson Rebecca L |
Director Of Housing & Residential Life |
$102,034.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Koppang Miles D |
|
$102,000.98 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Fenster Charles |
Professor |
$102,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Fenster Charles B |
Professor |
$102,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Nelsen April A |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$102,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Ding Xiaozhou |
Assistant Professor |
$102,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Nelsen April A |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$102,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Larson Christine L |
Professor |
$101,999.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Lu Huitian |
Professor |
$101,996.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Lu Huitian |
Professor |
$101,996.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Lu Huitian |
Professor |
$101,996.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mcgough Jeffrey |
Professor |
$101,993.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mcgough Jeffrey |
Department Head |
$101,993.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Raina Komal |
Associate Professor/Haarberg Chair In Cancer Research |
$101,980.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Stenvig Thomas E |
Associate Professor Emeritus/Phd Program Director |
$101,978.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Browning Larry M |
Professor |
$101,968.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Caraway S J |
Professor |
$101,961.31 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Plemmons Christina H |
Assistant Dean/Assistant Professor |
$101,954.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Deveaux Linda C |
|
$101,951.40 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Pyeatt Larry D |
Associate Professor |
$101,948.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Scott Brandon |
Research Asst Prof |
$101,940.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Young Alan J |
Professor |
$101,936.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mitra Rudrajit |
Syd & Felicia Peng/Assoc Prof |
$101,926.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilley David P |
Associate Professor |
$101,924.21 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Debeaumont Ronald |
|
$101,923.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Chen Chien-Wen |
|
$101,921.40 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Larochelle Pierre |
Department Head |
$101,917.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Doom Jeffrey J |
Associate Professor |
$101,912.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Meendering Jessica |
Professor & Interim Associate Dean Of Research |
$101,898.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Hurley Marcella |
|
$101,889.96 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Moore Molly E |
Associate Provost Acad Adm |
$101,888.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Fahmy Hesham T |
Associate Professor |
$101,884.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Forney Heather K |
|
$101,881.20 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Albers Jhett |
Dir Athletics |
$101,878.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Rahman Shafiqur |
Professor |
$101,871.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Rahman Shafiqur |
Professor |
$101,871.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Kovacs Peter |
Associate Professor |
$101,869.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Schaal Daniel J |
Professor |
$101,852.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
De Castro Daniel M |
Asst Professor |
$101,834.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Hanson Ryan L |
Assistant Professor/Coordinator-Fgcf |
$101,820.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Yockey Karyl |
|
$101,787.23 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Potter Kari N |
Chair, Med Lab Sciences |
$101,785.82 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Vanbenschoten Elijah M |
Instructor |
$101,770.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Mackin Patrick |
|
$101,744.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Shuman Kelli R |
|
$101,736.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Lamfers Randall B |
Assoc Dir, Int Med Res Prog |
$101,706.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Schumacher Bryan J |
Director Of Computing Services |
$101,695.35 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Yarrow Gary L |
Director-Environmental Health & Safety |
$101,682.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Bailey Adam |
|
$101,676.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Stiles Diane |
|
$101,642.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Chunyang |
Professor |
$101,629.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Shahbazi Khosro |
Associate Professor |
$101,619.78 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Kraljic Mary B |
Librarian |
$101,619.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Landmark Shari A |
Chief Wellness Officer |
$101,615.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Barkema James G |
Director Of Facilities |
$101,592.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Braman Karen |
Professor |
$101,577.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Luken Regan R |
Student Services Director |
$101,570.98 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Kriech Julie E |
|
$101,570.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Kerby Jacob L |
Professor |
$101,562.64 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Clay David E |
Distinguished Professor |
$101,562.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Cho Chanho |
|
$101,562.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Gonzalez Juan |
|
$101,548.51 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Hall Clifford A |
Professor |
$101,535.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Baggett Marie-Pierre E |
Professor |
$101,529.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Caudle Kyle |
Professor |
$101,527.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Julius Chad A |
Director Of Research Cyberinfrastructure |
$101,523.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Robert |
Associate Professor |
$101,500.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wang Congzhou |
Associate Professor |
$101,500.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Dana Susan |
|
$101,494.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Rausch Dana J |
Research Associate Ii |
$101,494.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Herrera Jesus M |
Director |
$101,486.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Dubbelde Victoria F |
Lecturer |
$101,482.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Hurley Marcella M |
State Program Director |
$101,470.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Rozum Molly P |
Assoc Prof/R.Nelson Distg Prof |
$101,469.08 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Rozum Molly |
|
$101,469.06 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Andersen Brenda F |
Associate Director |
$101,469.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Tonkoski Reinaldo |
Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator |
$101,463.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Flack John G |
Info Tech Architect |
$101,456.06 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Flack John G |
Info Tech Architect |
$101,456.06 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Flack John G |
Info Tech Architect |
$101,456.06 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Debeaumont Ronald |
|
$101,426.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Kindle Karen J |
Director |
$101,425.68 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hadley Kevin R |
|
$101,424.08 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Huyck Jessica D |
Legal Affairs Specialist |
$101,418.84 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Berg Lora J |
Director-Marketing & Communications |
$101,417.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Simons Jeffrey S |
Professor |
$101,410.94 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Wei Lin |
Professor/Graduate Coordinator |
$101,401.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Knedler Cory |
Chair, Art |
$101,390.29 |
University of South Dakota |