| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hinker Paul J |
Assistant Professor |
$88,374.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Fischbach Cheryl L |
Lecturer/Coordinator Of Graduate Programs |
$88,370.69 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Cradduck Wendy S |
Assistant Vice President For Information Technology |
$88,364.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Nguyen Doang K |
Assistant Professor |
$88,359.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Nguyen Doang K |
Assistant Professor |
$88,359.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bruno Nickolaus M |
Asst Professor - 9 |
$88,358.99 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Christian Michele A |
University Archives & Special Collections Associate Librarian |
$88,350.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Wesner Chelsea A |
|
$88,344.65 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ozdemir Tugba |
Assistant Professor |
$88,339.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Steele Nathaniel P |
Dir, Grounds & Landscaping |
$88,334.40 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Doom Jeffrey J |
Assistant Professor |
$88,304.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Anthony Aaron |
Dir, Acad & Student Support |
$88,301.16 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Gunaje Jayarama B |
Associate Professor |
$88,297.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Gloege Laura A |
Lecturer |
$88,288.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Safarzadeh Mohammad Sadegh |
Associate Professor |
$88,259.94 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Franken Craig T |
Director, Operations & Mainten |
$88,259.60 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Kuehl Rebecca A |
Associate Academic Director/Professor |
$88,259.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Levesque Crystal L |
Associate Professor |
$88,254.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Jensen Dean H |
|
$88,245.67 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Goodman Douglas R |
Associate Professor |
$88,228.04 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Goodman Douglas R |
Associate Professor |
$88,228.04 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
St Pierre Benoit |
Associate Professor |
$88,215.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Anderson Kent |
Sys Software Spec-Admin System |
$88,213.09 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Anderson Kent |
Sys Software Spec-Admin System |
$88,213.09 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Anderson Kent |
Sys Software Spec-Admin System |
$88,213.09 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Hybertson Kristen A |
Director Of Nursing |
$88,208.99 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Fullerton Kevin T |
Director Of Career Development |
$88,196.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Xu Sutie |
Assistant Professor |
$88,183.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mctaggart Robert J |
Associate Professor/Assistant Department Head |
$88,183.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Lunday Tamara L |
Director-Student Health & Counseling |
$88,179.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Feller Lisa M |
Associate Professor |
$88,177.84 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Sackreiter Kevin G |
Director--Cetl/Assistant Professor |
$88,175.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Milbrandt Robert M |
Senior Mechanical Engineer |
$88,170.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Carlson Brett |
Assistant Professor |
$88,165.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Heaton Timothy A |
Chief Of Safety & Security |
$88,160.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Tong |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Advanced Production Economics |
$88,159.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
King Vincent |
Professor, English |
$88,154.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Li Liangping |
|
$88,149.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Oster Lori A |
Better Choices, Better Health South Dakota Program Director |
$88,146.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Brockevelt Barbara L |
|
$88,139.57 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Monson Lyncee |
|
$88,139.52 |
Northern State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Geza Nisrani Mengistu |
Assistant Professor |
$88,138.78 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Garry Byron G |
Associate Professor |
$88,134.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Ciarcia Marco |
Assistant Professor |
$88,126.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Richards Erin |
Director Of Financial Aid |
$88,122.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Avoseh Mejai B |
Professor |
$88,117.77 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Avoseh Mejai B |
Professor |
$88,117.77 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Kim Young Ae |
Associate Professor/Program Coordinator |
$88,108.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Romsa Bryan L |
Associate Professor |
$88,104.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Lustfield Rebecca |
|
$88,098.36 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Lustfield Rebecca A |
Evaluation & Assessment Spec |
$88,098.35 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Bultema Skyles Darci |
|
$88,095.04 |
Northern State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Moskowitz David V |
Music Graduate Coordinator |
$88,079.18 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
White George W |
Professor |
$88,074.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Stenvig Thomas E |
Associate Professor/Phd Program Coordinator |
$88,074.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Graham Christopher J |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Agronomist |
$88,065.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Martin Thomas C |
Instructor Op Mgmnt |
$88,049.49 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Holm Jeff M |
Senior Associate Ad-Facilities & Operations |
$88,049.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Berg-Poppe Patti J |
Professor |
$88,044.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Scaria Joy |
Assistant Professor |
$88,042.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Scaria Joy |
Assistant Professor |
$88,042.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Keefner Tamara |
|
$88,035.32 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Brownfield Kristi |
|
$88,033.10 |
Northern State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhao Long |
Assistant Professor |
$88,032.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Ni Zhen |
Assistant Professor |
$88,028.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Yoon Hyeun Joong |
Assistant Professor |
$88,028.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Yoon Hyeun Joong |
Assistant Professor |
$88,028.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Ni Zhen |
Assistant Professor |
$88,028.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Kupershmidt Sabina |
Associate Professor |
$88,021.14 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Rohrbach Kendell K |
Director-Card & Parking Services |
$88,020.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Anderson Brent S |
Sr. Software Engineer |
$88,015.35 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Basu Saikat |
Assistant Professor |
$88,015.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Davis Alan |
Professor |
$88,013.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Colmenero-Chilberg Laura |
Professor, Sociology |
$88,013.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Davis Alan |
Professor |
$88,013.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Goetz Joanna |
|
$88,012.35 |
Northern State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Chen Suhao |
Assistant Professor |
$88,010.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Kolinski Marek |
|
$88,000.01 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Sampson Casey L |
Director Of Networking |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Rients Jessica L |
Director-Ag Shared Serv Ctr |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Douglas Triny |
Senior Composites Engineer |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Friemel Taylor D |
Assistant Professor |
$88,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Tinker Zachary G |
|
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Sealey Jesse V |
Associate Professor |
$88,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Burgess Richard |
Assistant Professor |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Islam Mohammad Nurul |
Assistant Professor/Coordinator Of Campus Core Mass Spectrometry Facility |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Lalley Aaron |
Professor Of Practice |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Islam Mohammad Nurul |
Assistant Professor And Coordinator |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Lahren Vincent L |
Admin Shared Svc Director |
$88,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Strunk Connie L |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Plant Pathology |
$87,997.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Gibson Gina |
Professor, Digital Comm |
$87,979.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Muehlbeier Brian K |
Sr Construction Project Manage |
$87,973.54 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Muehlbeier Brian K |
Sr Construction Project Manage |
$87,973.54 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Muehlbeier Brian K |
Sr Construction Project Manage |
$87,973.54 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Leibiger Carol A |
Assoc Prof/Info Lit Coord |
$87,971.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Theroux Shari M |
Systems And Discovery Asst Lib |
$87,964.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Keenan Sarah W |
Assistant Professor |
$87,962.48 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcfadden Lisa M |
Assistant Professor |
$87,959.55 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Parsons Ira L |
Assistant Professor |
$87,959.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Professor |
$87,951.00 |
South Dakota State University |