Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	University of South Dakota	Feldhacker Mackenzie		$99,363.82	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Ramos-Garcia Maria T	Professor	$99,356.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Craig Gloria P	Temporary Professor	$99,344.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Thramer Sadie L	Assistant Coach-Women's Bball	$99,333.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Jin Hailong	Assistant Professor	$99,317.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Loveland Rohan	Assistant Professor	$99,316.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Sun Haoran	Professor	$99,311.18	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Sun Haoran	Professor	$99,311.18	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	University of South Dakota	Renner Kenneth J		$99,308.84	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Chandrasekher Gudiseva	Associate Professor	$99,300.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Northern State University	Krueger Paula		$99,296.56	Northern State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Chakravarty Suvobrata	Associate Professor	$99,281.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mcmahon Tracey R	Grants And Data Manager	$99,279.66	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mcmahon Tracey R	Grants And Data Manager	$99,279.66	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Mcmahon Tracey R	Grants And Data Manager	$99,279.66	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Gustafson Curtis O	Associate Professor/Coordinator-Student Recruitment & Retention	$99,262.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Gustafson Curtis O	Associate Professor/Coordinator-Student Recruitment & Retention	$99,262.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Li Liangping	Assistant Professor	$99,253.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Shore Jay	Associate Professor	$99,230.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Hua Guanghui	Associate Professor	$99,228.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Glover Karl D	Professor	$99,221.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Karlsson Christer	Associate Professor	$99,208.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Kuebler Michelle M	Director-Admissions Operations	$99,206.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Madsen Sara K	Senior Lecturer	$99,201.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Gaalswyk Colin J	Mechanical Engineer (Sr)	$99,175.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Pedersen Scott C	Professor	$99,173.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason D	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$99,158.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$99,158.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Moisan Peter G	Associate Clinical Professor	$99,152.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Degen Becky	Director Of Continuous Improvement	$99,147.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Degen Becky J	Director Of Continuous Improvement	$99,147.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Andersen Brenda F	Associate Director	$99,127.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Bucking Heike	Professor/Associate Dean Of Research	$99,119.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Koromyslova Ekaterina A	Associate Professor	$99,113.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Uilk Nicholas W	Klingbeil Endowed Educator In Precision Agriculture/Lecturer	$99,107.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Capehart William J	Associate Professor	$99,106.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	University of South Dakota	Miller Robert		$99,090.40	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Capehart William J	Associate Professor	$99,073.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Browning Larry M	Professor	$99,056.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Michael Semhar K	Associate Professor	$99,014.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Brist Todd		$99,008.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	South Dakota State University	Fennell Anne Y	Professor	$99,000.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Nleya Thandiwe M	Professor	$98,997.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Hall Clifford A	Professor	$98,980.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Thompson Jennifer		$98,976.00	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Diwakar Prasoon K	Assistant Professor	$98,965.05	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Huyck Jessica D	Legal Affairs Specialist	$98,964.50	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Raina Komal	Associate Professor/Haarberg Chair In Cancer Research	$98,959.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Salehnia Alireza	Professor	$98,943.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Salehnia Alireza	Professor	$98,943.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Hildreth Michael B	Professor/Coordinator	$98,925.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Banasiak John		$98,915.56	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Hunter Karla M	Professor	$98,911.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Ellis David M	Associate Athletic Director-Budget And Finance	$98,910.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Georgalas Daniel J	Head Coach-Volleyball	$98,910.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Georgalas Daniel J	Head Coach-Volleyball	$98,910.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Reichenbacher Juergen	Assistant Professor	$98,880.97	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Keay Myoung Gin	Assistant Professor Of Economics	$98,868.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Vinsonhaler Steve	Assistant General Counsel	$98,836.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Vlasman Travis L	Director Of Graduate Admission	$98,804.33	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Moradi Rekabdarkolaee Hossein	Associate Professor	$98,795.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Scott Brandon L	Research Asst Prof	$98,790.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Jenks Jonathan A	Distinguished Professor	$98,784.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Yarrow Gary L	Director-Environmental Health & Safety	$98,783.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Bastemeyer Devin J	Director Of Aviation Operations	$98,772.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Saunders Christopher	Associate Professor	$98,770.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Hatfield Gary D	Associate Professor	$98,766.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Heard Matthew		$98,743.66	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mcfadden Lisa M	Associate Professor	$98,739.25	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mcfadden Lisa M	Associate Professor	$98,739.25	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Mcfadden Lisa M	Associate Professor	$98,739.25	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Berg Lora J	Director-Marketing & Communications	$98,738.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Brokmeier Susanne	Lecturer	$98,736.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Khaliq Tanvir	Assistant Professor	$98,734.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Larson Christine L	Professor	$98,726.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mehrabian Mohammadreza	Assistant Professor	$98,723.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Roberts Jerilyn C	Dir Of Facilities/Risk Mgmt	$98,721.08	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Roberts Jerilyn C		$98,711.08	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Farabee Darlene G	Chair, English	$98,707.46	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Thompson Jennifer M	Registrar	$98,705.96	University of South Dakota
2019	Black Hills State University	Debeaumont Ronald	Professor, Economics	$98,703.00	Black Hills State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Tukkaraja Purushotham	Assistant Professor - 9	$98,697.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	Black Hills State University	Dana Susan		$98,691.00	Black Hills State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Thiex Natalie W	Associate Professor	$98,682.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Vanbenschoten Elijah	Instructor	$98,680.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Winter Carole A	Assoc Prof Hsad	$98,674.73	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Banasiak John M	Professor	$98,665.57	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Anderson Laurie	Professor	$98,642.50	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Moore Molly E		$98,620.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	Black Hills State University	Sarver Shane		$98,611.00	Black Hills State University
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	John Thalakkottor Joseph	Assistant Professor	$98,609.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Stremmel Andrew	Professor	$98,577.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Sander Joel F	Associate Prof/Phys Grad Coord	$98,571.42	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Reynoldson Joseph C	It Security Officer	$98,568.80	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Maher Matthew S	Senior Associate Athletic Director-Administration	$98,543.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Banks Margaret D	Professor	$98,502.83	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Olson Ryan T	Assistant Coach-Football Off Coord	$98,500.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ash Jason T	Associate Professor	$98,498.69	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2025	South Dakota State University	Vondruska Judy A	Senior Lecturer	$98,496.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Black Hills State University	Mackin Patrick	Professor, Mgmt/Oper Mgmt	$98,493.00	Black Hills State University