| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Heller Dennis |
|
$86,443.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Macbride Charles |
Associate Professor |
$86,438.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Abraham Ross |
Professor |
$86,434.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Abraham Ross P |
Professor |
$86,434.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Aylward Jeremy J |
Coord Of Business Operations |
$86,429.14 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Downey Patricia K |
Professor |
$86,427.15 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Brandt Kevin L |
Director Of Research Computing |
$86,425.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Caudle Kyle A |
Professor |
$86,416.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Nguyen Phuong H |
Assistant Professor |
$86,405.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Deng Ying |
Associate Professor |
$86,401.71 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Nordyke Shane A |
Professor |
$86,390.33 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Brady Nate |
Security Engineer |
$86,388.72 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Brady Nate |
Security Engineer |
$86,388.72 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Brady Nate |
Security Engineer |
$86,388.72 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Van Maanen Michelle |
|
$86,388.70 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Van Maanen Michelle M |
Assistant Professor |
$86,388.70 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Reichenbacher Juergen |
|
$86,385.46 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Mctaggart Robert J |
Associate Professor/Assistant Department Head |
$86,384.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Johnson Michelle L |
Title Ix/Eo Coordinator |
$86,383.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Kumar Sandeep |
Associate Professor |
$86,382.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Kumar Sandeep |
Associate Professor |
$86,382.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcelhinney Kathleen A |
Catalog/Metadata Librarian |
$86,371.60 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcelhinney Kathleen |
|
$86,371.56 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ye Tao |
Assistant Professor |
$86,365.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Anand Sanjeev K |
Professor |
$86,363.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Clark Prentiss |
|
$86,361.66 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Shouhong |
Director Of Instructional Design |
$86,357.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcfadden Lisa M |
Assistant Professor |
$86,356.06 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Saravanan Vijayalakshmi |
Assistant Professor |
$86,352.92 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Saravanan Vijayalakshmi |
Assistant Professor |
$86,352.92 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Varilek Brandon M |
Assistant Professor |
$86,352.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hoover Randy C |
Associate Professor |
$86,343.03 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hoover Randy C |
|
$86,343.03 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Weist Paul D |
Lecturer |
$86,324.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Zheng Hong |
|
$86,318.32 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
O'neill Kari L |
Program Manager-Extension Community Vitality |
$86,318.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Warren Hailie A |
Creative Director For Visual Storytelling |
$86,316.94 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Warren Hailie A |
Creative Director For Visual Storytelling |
$86,316.94 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Warren Hailie A |
Public Relations Officer |
$86,316.94 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Luecke Katherine R |
Instructor |
$86,314.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Ebbesen Kelli C |
Faculty Advisor |
$86,305.53 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Ebbesen Kelli C |
Faculty Advisor |
$86,305.53 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Ebbesen Kelli C |
Faculty Advisor |
$86,305.53 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
O'brien Kristina |
|
$86,303.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Moore Steven |
|
$86,302.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Mirzakhani Nafchi Ali |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Precision Agriculture Production |
$86,301.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhu Zhengtao |
Professor |
$86,299.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Pearson Penni |
|
$86,298.98 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wang Congzhou |
Assistant Professor |
$86,297.70 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Cottrell Paula J |
Service Desk/Knowledge Manager |
$86,295.51 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Stormo Don |
|
$86,292.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Conlee Janice L |
Lecturer |
$86,285.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Waterman David M |
Assistant Professor |
$86,279.97 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Langemeier Jeffrey |
Dir Institutional Research |
$86,276.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Messerli Mark |
Associate Professor |
$86,275.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wang Jingbo |
Assistant Professor |
$86,273.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Osterloh Kristopher R |
Assistant Professor |
$86,271.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Murphy Arthur J |
Associate Academic Director/Associate Professor |
$86,270.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Clendenin James |
|
$86,269.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Schorn Timothy J |
Coordinator, International Studies/Associate Professor |
$86,268.84 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Hoefelmeyer James D |
|
$86,252.07 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Diddle Laura D |
Professor |
$86,249.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Nguyen Doang K |
Assistant Professor |
$86,246.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Morrow Laura |
|
$86,244.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Wallerstein Nicholas |
Professor, English |
$86,242.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Heggelund Jennifer |
|
$86,238.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Ciarcia Marco |
Assistant Professor |
$86,233.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Liu Jing |
Associate Professor |
$86,230.53 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Liu Jing |
Associate Professor |
$86,230.53 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ward Kevin M |
Assistant Professor - 9 |
$86,230.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kurtenbach Paula L |
Lecturer |
$86,225.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Auger Donald |
Professor |
$86,220.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Park Kunsoon |
Associate Professor |
$86,213.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Edwards Laura M |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Climate/State Climatologist |
$86,205.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Williams Mandy J |
Associate Professor |
$86,201.26 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Williams Mandy J |
Associate Professor |
$86,201.26 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mcgough Jeffrey S |
Professor |
$86,196.90 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Yang Xufei |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Environment Quality Engineer |
$86,187.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kilmer Carey A |
Director-Extended Studies |
$86,171.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Doom Jeffrey J |
Assistant Professor |
$86,162.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Termansen Kari |
|
$86,158.38 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Fullerton Kevin T |
Director-Career Development |
$86,146.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Fuller Bordewyk Sherry L |
Director Of Career Development |
$86,146.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Shires Madalyn K |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Plant Pathology |
$86,144.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Schnee Richard |
Professor |
$86,142.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Toporek Sean M |
Assistant Professor |
$86,137.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hinker Paul J |
Assistant Professor |
$86,136.03 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Richardson Jana A |
Assist Dir, Fin Health Affairs |
$86,125.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Beach Matthew |
|
$86,125.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Richardson Jana A |
Assist Dir, Fin Health Affairs |
$86,125.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Richardson Jana A |
Assist Dir, Fin Health Affairs |
$86,125.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Prairie Douglas S |
Lecturer |
$86,122.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Neumann Cedric |
Associate Professor |
$86,122.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Underwood Keith R |
Associate Professor |
$86,121.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Vaidya Varun |
|
$86,120.51 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Haarstad Alan |
Program Advisor-Greek Life |
$86,112.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Wright Cody L |
Professor |
$86,102.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Parsons Ira L |
Assistant Professor |
$86,100.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Hammond Carmen |
|
$86,089.52 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Danzi Breanne |
|
$86,080.10 |
University of South Dakota |