| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Gavin Jane E |
Assistant Professor |
$95,608.75 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Lewis Virginia |
|
$95,597.17 |
Northern State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ustunisik Gokce |
Associate Professor |
$95,593.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Nordyke Shane A |
Coordinator, Chiesman Center |
$95,588.49 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Sackreiter Kevin G |
Executive Director--Cetl/Assistant Professor |
$95,585.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Herman Jade |
Chief Of Staff |
$95,566.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Boe Arvid A |
Professor |
$95,565.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Montoya Thomas P |
Associate Professor |
$95,560.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Tjeerdsma Michelle R |
Food & Families Program Director |
$95,555.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Laplante Kathryn |
|
$95,553.41 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Gillman Sally A |
Director-Study Abroad |
$95,532.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Runde Michael |
|
$95,527.96 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Christensen Nathan A |
Senior Associate Athletic Director-Development |
$95,525.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Tarafder Solaiman |
Assistant Professor |
$95,520.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Schnee Richard |
Professor |
$95,516.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Schnee Richard |
Department Head |
$95,516.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Larochelle Pierre M |
Department Head |
$95,502.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Walker Patricia |
|
$95,499.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
O'neill Kelsey E |
Associate Vice President Of Hr |
$95,480.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Hua Guanghui |
Associate Professor |
$95,476.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Patrick Susan |
|
$95,469.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Erickson Alan K |
Professor |
$95,468.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Erickson Alan K |
Professor |
$95,468.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Xian Xiaojun |
Assistant Professor |
$95,462.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Rozum Molly P |
Assoc Prof/R.Nelson Distg Prof |
$95,461.81 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Rozum Molly P |
Assoc Prof/R.Nelson Distg Prof |
$95,461.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Badahdah Abdallah M |
Professor |
$95,455.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Smith Sharon L |
Professor |
$95,421.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Tille Patricia |
Associate Professor/Cls Program Director |
$95,411.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Tille Patricia M |
Associate Professor/Cls Program Director |
$95,411.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Mourlam Daniel J |
Associate Professor |
$95,400.91 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Weyer Mark A |
Director Operations & Maint |
$95,400.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Weyer Mark A |
Director Operations & Maint |
$95,400.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Weyer Mark A |
Director Operations & Maint |
$95,400.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Miller Lindsay A |
Interim Director Financial Aid |
$95,400.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Dana Susan |
Professor, Bus Law |
$95,398.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Houge Timothy |
|
$95,384.65 |
Northern State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Ladwig Adam |
|
$95,379.84 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Ladwig Adam L |
Assistant Professor |
$95,379.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Tukkaraja Purushotham |
|
$95,366.26 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Clapper Jeffrey A |
Professor Emeritus Of Animal Science |
$95,365.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Dailey Rocky A |
Professor |
$95,340.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Braman Karen S |
Professor |
$95,327.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Jiang Chaoyang |
Professor/Grad Coord |
$95,318.23 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Jiang Chaoyang |
Professor/Grad Coord |
$95,318.23 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Anderton Laura A |
Dir, Human Resources |
$95,310.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Avoseh Mejai B |
Professor |
$95,302.78 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Macias Steven J |
Associate Dean Law School |
$95,300.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mcgough Jeffrey |
Department Head |
$95,300.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Macias Steven J |
Associate Dean Law School |
$95,300.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Christensen Cody J |
Associate Professor |
$95,298.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Uzunlar Nuri |
Director |
$95,288.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Uzunlar Nuri |
Professor |
$95,288.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Brandt Bruce E |
Professor Emeritus Of English |
$95,287.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Jacobsen Janae L |
Nurse Practitioner |
$95,284.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Marc Max |
|
$95,277.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
De Jager-Loftus Danielle |
|
$95,270.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Ramanathan Balaji |
Assistant Professor |
$95,253.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Ramanathan Balaji |
Assistant Professor |
$95,253.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Seo Junwon |
Associate Professor |
$95,246.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Seo Junwon |
Associate Professor |
$95,246.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mccormick Kelli A |
Sr Lecturer |
$95,244.23 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Knedler Cory |
Chair, Art |
$95,163.95 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Neumann Cedric |
Associate Professor |
$95,163.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Evans Colleen D |
Dir., Stu.-Athlete Success Ctr |
$95,156.48 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Simons Raluca M |
|
$95,156.33 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Lichtenberg Michelle L |
Assistant Professor |
$95,151.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Gustafson Curtis O |
Associate Professor/Coordinator-Student Recruitment & Retention |
$95,139.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Logue Brian A |
Professor |
$95,139.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Logue Brian |
Professor |
$95,139.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Andersen Brenda F |
Associate Director |
$95,139.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Andersen Brenda |
Associate Director |
$95,139.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Lansink Stacie A |
Lecturer/Mls Program Director |
$95,138.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sinden Richard R |
Department Head |
$95,127.13 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Trooien Todd P |
Professor |
$95,126.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Benjamin Kenneth M |
Associate Professor |
$95,121.44 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Puthawala Michael A |
Assistant Professor |
$95,121.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ash Jason T |
Associate Professor |
$95,107.69 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Wang Longwei |
|
$95,105.87 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Miller Robert W |
Assistant Professor Of Law |
$95,090.41 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Pirlet Christian |
|
$95,084.50 |
Northern State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Redlin Meredith M |
Professor |
$95,074.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Langemeier Jeffrey |
Dir Institutional Research |
$95,068.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Downing Holly |
Professor, Biology |
$95,059.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Wang Zhenqiang |
Professor |
$95,057.45 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Wang Zhenqiang |
Professor |
$95,057.45 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Novotny Jennifer L |
Senior Director-Student Activities |
$95,056.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Culver Randell |
|
$95,056.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Culver Randell |
|
$95,056.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Geis Jacob R |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$95,052.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Hultman Cassy M |
Asst Dir-Acad & Clinical Plcmt |
$95,045.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Napton Darrell E |
Professor |
$95,037.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Matthew S |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Agribusiness |
$95,033.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bauer Steven |
Network Engineer |
$95,028.63 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Day Jon |
Database Systems Engineer |
$95,028.63 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhao Long |
Assistant Professor |
$95,022.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Goodman Douglas R |
Associate Professor |
$95,021.35 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Goodman Douglas R |
Associate Professor |
$95,021.35 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Lippert Tyler J |
Assistant Coach-Track & Field |
$95,018.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Bellum Kimberly |
|
$95,011.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |