| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Redlin Meredith |
Professor |
$90,524.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Leitheiser Scott |
|
$90,515.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Matthew S |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Agribusiness |
$90,508.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Gunaje Jayarama B |
Associate Professor |
$90,487.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kindt Jennifer D |
Director-Facilities Business Operations |
$90,479.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Vestal Donald L |
Associate Professor/Coordinator |
$90,464.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Anand Sanjeev K |
Professor/Interim Department Head |
$90,461.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Druecker Scott A |
|
$90,451.55 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Gavin Jane E |
|
$90,444.22 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Won Kwanghee |
Assistant Professor |
$90,435.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bai Xinhua |
Associate Professor |
$90,434.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Gloege Laura A |
Lecturer |
$90,408.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Cerny Shana L |
Associate Professor |
$90,403.76 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
French Adam J |
Associate Professor |
$90,384.80 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Scott Brandon |
Assistant Professor |
$90,380.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Cheeseman Gary |
|
$90,379.07 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhou Shan |
Assistant Professor |
$90,379.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Winter Carole A |
|
$90,361.47 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Chandrasekher Gudiseva |
Associate Professor |
$90,355.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Smith Sharon L |
Professor |
$90,349.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Anderson Jennifer N |
Professor |
$90,347.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Bultema Skyles Darci |
|
$90,336.04 |
Northern State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Celik Ilke |
Assistant Professor |
$90,334.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Celik Ilke |
Assistant Professor |
$90,334.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Goodman Shepherd Jewel |
|
$90,333.90 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Jucht Craig A |
Student Affairs Fiscal & Facility Officer |
$90,297.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Huh Yung |
Professor/Interim Department Head |
$90,285.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Huh Yung M |
Professor/Interim Department Head |
$90,285.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bender Vickie M |
Associate Director |
$90,274.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Koontz Ryan |
Integrated Mfg Specialist |
$90,268.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Heiberger Greg A |
Associate Dean Of Academics & Student Success/Assistant Professor |
$90,266.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Jewett Michael |
|
$90,263.79 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Kjerstad Mcknight Brittany J |
Assistant Professor |
$90,250.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcgraw Gerald M |
|
$90,243.94 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Alsup John |
|
$90,243.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Lisa M |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Commodity Marketing |
$90,236.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Lisa M |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Commodity Marketing |
$90,236.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Fourney Robert S |
Associate Professor |
$90,228.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Fourney Robert |
Associate Professor |
$90,228.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Djira Gemechis |
Associate Professor |
$90,226.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Dieter Charles D |
Professor Emeritus Of Natural Resource Management |
$90,222.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Mennenga Heidi A |
Associate Dean-Academic Programs/Professor |
$90,222.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Britten Hugh B |
Professor |
$90,218.37 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Tonkoski Reinaldo |
Associate Professor |
$90,212.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Tonkoski Reinaldo |
Associate Professor |
$90,212.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Schmidt Robert C |
Professor |
$90,206.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Stenvig Thomas E |
Associate Professor/Phd Program Coordinator |
$90,203.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Hanson Jana M |
Director Institutional Assessment/Adjunct Instructor/Interim Director-Inst Res |
$90,202.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Vander Wal Jennifer R |
Assistant Director |
$90,182.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kimn Jung-Han |
Associate Professor |
$90,180.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Brownfield Kristi |
|
$90,173.10 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Wright Cody L |
Professor |
$90,167.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Weiwei |
Associate Professor |
$90,165.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Clabo Darren R |
Associate Professor Of |
$90,151.94 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Armstrong Don |
|
$90,151.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Murphy Arthur J |
Assoicate Director, Academic/Associate Professor |
$90,148.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Won Myounggyu |
Assistant Professor |
$90,145.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Won Myounggyu |
Assistant Professor |
$90,145.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Won Myounggyu |
Assistant Professor |
$90,145.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Piper Adam |
Associate Professor |
$90,144.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Piper Adam |
Associate Professor |
$90,144.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Yockey Karyl L |
Associate Professor |
$90,141.87 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Yockey Karyl L |
Associate Professor |
$90,141.87 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Hazlett Lisa A |
Professor |
$90,141.42 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Rebenitsch Lisa R |
Assistant Professor |
$90,133.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Breitag Troy |
|
$90,129.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Blair Amanda D |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Meat Science |
$90,126.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Bakker Christina E |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Meat Science |
$90,124.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Kilmer Carey A |
Director-Extended Studies |
$90,118.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Davies Karen |
|
$90,101.78 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Abraham Ross P |
Professor |
$90,094.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Mielke Barry A |
Associate Vice President - Facilities & Services |
$90,090.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Siebenthal Sharman |
|
$90,082.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Braunstein Richard |
Professor |
$90,075.05 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Glover Karl D |
Professor |
$90,073.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Owens Daniel |
Associate Professor |
$90,072.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Johnson Ryan |
Director Of Research Computing |
$90,068.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Schomberg Takara L |
Lecturer |
$90,067.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ellingsen Marius D |
|
$90,062.15 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Prosser Laura |
Assistant Professor, Acct |
$90,058.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Badahdah Abdallah M |
Associate Professor |
$90,056.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Robert B |
Assistant Professor - 9 |
$90,053.46 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Huber Leo J |
Dir/Hd Coach, Wm's Track/Field |
$90,031.60 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Huber Leo J |
Dir/Hd Coach, Wm's Track/Field |
$90,031.60 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Huber Leo J |
Dir/Hd Coach, Wm's Track/Field |
$90,031.60 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Hansen Timothy M |
Assistant Professor |
$90,025.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Romsa Katelyn R |
Associate Professor |
$90,022.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Kindle Peter A |
Professor |
$90,020.85 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Schmit Roxy |
Application/Business Project Manager |
$90,019.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Bellum Kimberly |
|
$90,011.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Johnson John R |
Grants Dev & Research Manager |
$90,009.33 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Hatfield Gary D |
Associate Professor |
$90,009.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Farabee Darlene G |
Chair, English |
$90,008.37 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Brazeal Gregory P |
Assistant Professor |
$90,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Laurie C |
Dept Head/Dir Museum Geol |
$90,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Moore Tyler S |
Assistant Professor Of Law |
$90,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Foster Neal R |
Manager-Seed Cert Division |
$90,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Williamson Leanne M |
Head Coach - W Volleyball |
$90,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Weyer Mark A |
Director Operations & Maint |
$90,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Peterson Rebecca |
Director Of Housing & Residential Life |
$90,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |