| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Helmbolt Shawn M |
Director-Admissions |
$93,968.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Larson Christine |
Professor |
$93,963.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Larson Christine L |
Professor |
$93,963.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Klug Jane |
Dean Of Students |
$93,951.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Shouhong |
Director Of Instructional Design |
$93,930.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Eck Jason W |
Assistant Coach-Football/Offensive Coordinator |
$93,930.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Nepal Madhav |
Professor |
$93,924.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Heller Dennis |
|
$93,917.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Napton Darrell E |
Professor |
$93,906.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Napton Darrell |
Professor |
$93,906.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Govil Tanvi |
Assistant Professor |
$93,905.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Mathew Shalini |
|
$93,898.45 |
Northern State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Akowuah Francis |
Assistant Professor |
$93,895.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Gent Stephen P |
Associate Professor/Acting Associate Dean Of Research |
$93,895.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Manhart Grant |
|
$93,884.94 |
Northern State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Yen Yang |
Professor |
$93,864.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bender Vickie M |
Associate Director |
$93,862.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Scott Brandon |
Assistant Professor |
$93,857.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhou Shan |
Assistant Professor |
$93,856.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Alexander David L |
Associate Dean, Usd Libraries |
$93,853.12 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gustafson Curtis O |
Associate Professor/Coordinator-Student Recruitment & Retention |
$93,835.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gustafson Curtis |
Associate Professor/Coordinator-Student Recruitment & Retention |
$93,835.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kunza Lisa A |
|
$93,820.71 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ahrenkiel Scott P |
Professor |
$93,816.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Farabee Darlene G |
Chair, English |
$93,807.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Brennan Jameson R |
Assistant Research Professor/ |
$93,803.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Cerny Shana L |
Lend Discipline Head |
$93,795.53 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Soluk Daniel A |
Professor |
$93,785.30 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Soluk Daniel A |
Professor |
$93,785.30 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Cordrey Teresa |
|
$93,776.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Berg-Poppe Patti J |
Professor |
$93,773.13 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Berg-Poppe Patti J |
Professor |
$93,773.13 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Drake Miranda A |
Assistant Professor Of Practice |
$93,750.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Drake Miranda A |
Assistant Professor Of Practice |
$93,750.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Clement Travis J |
Research Associate Iii |
$93,750.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
French Adam |
Associate Professor |
$93,737.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Salunke Prafulla K |
Assistant Professor |
$93,734.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Kelly Kyle |
|
$93,734.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Pearson Penni |
|
$93,729.90 |
Northern State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Hansen Timothy M |
Associate Professor |
$93,723.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Larscheid Stephanie H |
Executive Director |
$93,721.32 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Kurtz Anna D |
Director Of Enterprise Applications |
$93,719.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Dhiman Saurabh |
Assistant Professor |
$93,712.37 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Hegge Helene |
|
$93,708.40 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Johnson Stephen K |
Assoc Prof/Bus&Public Pol Lib |
$93,695.46 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Jordre Becca D |
|
$93,688.58 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ozdemir Tugba |
Assistant Professor |
$93,688.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Armstrong Eliot M |
Senior Comp Support Specialist |
$93,681.40 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Pietri Cotty Jose E |
Assistant Professor |
$93,675.69 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Pietri Cotty Jose E |
Assistant Professor |
$93,675.69 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Pietri Cotty Jose E |
Assistant Professor |
$93,675.69 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Leibiger Carol A |
Assoc Prof/Info Lit Coord |
$93,675.38 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Leibiger Carol A |
Assoc Prof/Info Lit Coord |
$93,675.38 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Leibiger Carol A |
Assoc Prof/Info Lit Coord |
$93,675.38 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Graham Christopher J |
Associate Professor/Ext Spec |
$93,673.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Boe Arvid A |
Professor |
$93,661.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Oster Lori A |
Better Choices, Better Health South Dakota Program Director |
$93,656.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Xingyou |
Professor |
$93,652.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Stangl Rhonda |
|
$93,646.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Anagnopoulos Cheryl |
|
$93,644.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Bonvallet Geoffrey A |
Senior Lecturer |
$93,640.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Vestal Sharon S |
Associate Professor/Coordinator |
$93,627.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Menendez Hector M |
Assistant Professor |
$93,627.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Semenchenko Anton |
Research High Performance Computer Specialist |
$93,619.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Schlafke Theodore F |
Asst Fb Coach/Offensive Coord |
$93,610.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Redenius Carissa L |
Asst Dir-Class Comp & Recruit |
$93,600.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Rasmussen Sheldon A |
Chief Flight Instructor |
$93,600.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Cable Benjamin S |
It Security Engineer |
$93,600.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Grubbs Judson K |
Associate Professor |
$93,594.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Ward Stephen K |
Dir, Acad & Career Plan Center |
$93,592.78 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Ward Stephen K |
Dir, Acad & Career Plan Center |
$93,592.78 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Ward Stephen K |
Dir, Acad & Career Plan Center |
$93,592.78 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Levesque Crystal L |
Associate Professor |
$93,585.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ash Jason |
Associate Professor |
$93,574.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ash Jason |
Associate Professor |
$93,574.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Foland Kay |
Professor |
$93,556.83 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Jiang Nan |
Professor |
$93,553.07 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Jiang Nan |
Professor |
$93,553.07 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Braman Karen |
Professor |
$93,547.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Ehlert Krista A |
Assistant Professor |
$93,543.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Fekrmandi Hadi |
Assistant Professor |
$93,535.18 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Phelps Brady J |
Professor Emeritus |
$93,523.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Park Kunsoon |
Associate Professor |
$93,513.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Schomberg Takara L |
Lecturer |
$93,508.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Stluka Suzanne |
Program Director-Food & Family |
$93,470.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Stluka Suzanne R |
Program Director-Food & Family |
$93,470.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Barrett Christina |
|
$93,467.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Krishnan Padmanaban |
Professor |
$93,467.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Krishnan Padmanaban |
Professor |
$93,467.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Foster Neal R |
Manager-Seed Cert Division |
$93,466.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Weinrich Trevor D |
Mts Business Advisor |
$93,465.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ahrenkiel Scott P |
|
$93,461.09 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Bucklin Steven J |
|
$93,457.62 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Dewald Matthew L |
Assistant Professor |
$93,451.35 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Dubey Saurav K |
Assistant Professor |
$93,446.23 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bheemasetti Tejo V |
Assistant Professor |
$93,433.30 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Chen Chien-Wen |
Assistant Professor |
$93,427.98 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Robert |
Associate Professor |
$93,421.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bheemasetti Tejo V |
Assistant Professor |
$93,419.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Woldstad Jeffrey C |
Department Head |
$93,411.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |