| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Geu Carol |
|
$86,079.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Erickson Kassandra A |
Clinical Assist Professor |
$86,068.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Xingyou |
Professor |
$86,064.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Xingyou |
Professor |
$86,064.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Oyen Jamie M |
Senior Associate Ad |
$86,063.80 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Oyen Jamie M |
Senior Associate Ad |
$86,063.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Oyen Jamie M |
Senior Associate Ad |
$86,063.80 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Swenson Daniel |
Professor, Math |
$86,062.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Fischer Bradley A |
Mts Business Advisor |
$86,060.95 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Reineke Joshua J |
Associate Professor |
$86,056.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Allard Ivy |
Sr Lecturer |
$86,055.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Bakker Ruth E |
Arc Manager & Attending Vet |
$86,054.47 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Bakker Ruth E |
Arc Manager & Attending Vet |
$86,054.47 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Bakker Ruth E |
Arc Manager & Attending Vet |
$86,054.47 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Monson Lyncee D |
Associate Dean Of Nursing |
$86,042.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Ignoto Taylor |
|
$86,033.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Petersen Thomas |
|
$86,024.44 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Heller Barbara J |
Lecturer/Entrepreneurship Coordinator |
$86,023.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Morgan-Berg Corydon W |
Software Developer |
$86,018.56 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Berkhout Jan |
Professor |
$86,007.39 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Ali Shaukat |
Research Associate I/Professor Emeritus Of Plant Pathology |
$86,007.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wang Congzhou |
Assistant Professor |
$86,002.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Weber Emmeline E |
Library Operations Manager |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kim Jongchan |
Assistant Professor |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Staniszewski Erin P |
Academic Shared Service Center Director |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Costa Filho Edson |
Assistant Professor |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mustard Barbara |
Director Of Business Services |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Prasad Anamika |
Assistant Professor |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Banerjee Aritra |
Assistant Professor |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Prasad Anamika |
Assistant Professor |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Novaes Nunes Vander Luis |
Assistant Professor Sustainable Agriculture |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Loshelder Julia |
Assistant Professor |
$86,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Daw Jessica |
|
$85,998.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Hackemer Susan |
Interim Dir Of Career Services |
$85,998.75 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Hackemer Susan |
Interim Dir Of Career Services |
$85,998.75 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Beach Matthew R |
Manager, Bus Office |
$85,995.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Loose Richard |
Director, Inst Research |
$85,979.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Strouse Gabrielle A |
Associate Professor |
$85,970.66 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Kosse Elijah J |
Lecturer |
$85,966.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Pietri Cotty Jose E |
|
$85,965.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Thompson Jennifer M |
Registrar |
$85,956.14 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Cutler Kay M |
Professor |
$85,955.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Knight Kyle |
Professor |
$85,953.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Knight Kyle |
Department Head |
$85,953.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Vander Wal Jennifer R |
Assistant Director Of Institutional Research |
$85,943.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Chavez Russel S |
Director-Veterans Affairs |
$85,931.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Decker John |
|
$85,929.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Dubey Saurav |
Assistant Professor |
$85,927.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
French Adam J |
Associate Professor |
$85,925.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Lunn Melanie M |
Pharmacist Ii |
$85,923.68 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Bauman Peter J |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Natural Resources & Wildlife |
$85,918.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Jensen Becky S |
Health And Community Field Specialist Iii |
$85,918.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ustunisik Gokce K |
Associate Professor |
$85,907.97 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Freeman Harry S |
Professor |
$85,904.82 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Davies Karen J |
Instructor In Accounting |
$85,901.73 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Holm Jeff M |
Senior Associate Ad-Facilities & Operations |
$85,901.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Lopez Jaime |
Assistant Professor |
$85,897.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Rebenitsch Lisa R |
Assistant Professor |
$85,894.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Mathew Febina M |
Associate Professor |
$85,887.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Lewis Virginia |
|
$85,879.92 |
Northern State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Letcher Todd M |
Assistant Professor |
$85,873.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Letcher Todd |
Assistant Professor |
$85,873.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kumar Dubey Saurav |
Assistant Professor/Pietz Prof |
$85,861.20 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Brandenburger Michele J |
Director-Nursing Student Services |
$85,850.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Basu Saikat |
Assistant Professor |
$85,850.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Zweifel Alyssa R |
Healthcare Simulation Center Director/Assistant Professor |
$85,850.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Hoftiezer Marnie |
|
$85,845.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Braman Karen S |
Professor |
$85,841.63 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Smirnova Alevtina L |
Associate Professor |
$85,838.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Butzin Nicholas C |
Associate Professor |
$85,837.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Voss Jo |
Associate Professor |
$85,831.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Voss Jo |
Associate Professor |
$85,831.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Halliburton Linda B |
Dir. Comm & Bus. Partners |
$85,827.72 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Peterson Scott |
|
$85,821.83 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Karinen Gustave |
|
$85,814.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Ahola Scott |
Director, Library |
$85,814.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Urso Philip M |
Assistant Professor |
$85,814.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Phelan Jennifer M |
Assist Professor Of Practice |
$85,806.38 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kinzer Marlin |
Director |
$85,800.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Vestal Donald L |
Associate Professor/Coordinator |
$85,797.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Bayer Michelle A |
Director-Multicultural Affairs & Accessibility |
$85,792.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Ameen Gazala |
Assistant Professor |
$85,789.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Mitchell Amanda M |
Director Of Nursing Operations |
$85,781.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Graves Nicole A |
Associate Professor |
$85,779.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Despiegler Gregg |
|
$85,779.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Kerkvliet Jennifer L |
Director-Population Health Evaluation Center |
$85,775.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Bernstrauch Rodney L |
Database/Systems Architect |
$85,774.81 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Kelly Kyle E |
Database/Systems Engineer |
$85,774.81 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Kelly Kyle E |
Database/Systems Engineer |
$85,774.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Kelly Kyle E |
Database/Systems Engineer |
$85,774.81 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
White George W |
Professor |
$85,769.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Venhuizen Mark A |
Director Of Student Union Operations And Events |
$85,769.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Burggraff Cody N |
Director Of Student Programs |
$85,769.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Evans Colleen D |
Dir., Stu.-Athlete Success Ctr |
$85,757.92 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Evans Colleen D |
Dir., Stu.-Athlete Success Ctr |
$85,757.92 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Parmar Rajeshkumar M |
Research Associate Iii |
$85,756.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Mockler Gina M |
Assoc Ad, Business And Finance |
$85,755.19 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
West Michael |
Associate Professor |
$85,752.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
West Michael |
Department Head |
$85,752.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kliche Donna V |
Associate Professor |
$85,748.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |