| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Merriman Janet E |
Lecturer |
$84,142.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Beeler Scott |
Research Scientist Iii |
$84,140.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Petersen Jacob |
Research Scientist Iii |
$84,140.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Matejcik Frank J |
Associate Professor - 9 |
$84,137.14 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Kc Santosh |
|
$84,135.04 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Schmit Roxy |
Application/Business Project Manager |
$84,130.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Yang Xufei |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Environment Quality Engineer |
$84,128.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Severud William J |
Assistant Professor |
$84,127.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Salem David R |
Dircape/Profmetnanoandcbe |
$84,124.50 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Fox Elizabeth |
Government Documents Librarian |
$84,116.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Turnipseed Errol B |
Acting Department Head And Professor Emeritus Of Agronomy |
$84,112.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Paudel Tula |
Assistant Professor |
$84,101.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Celik Ilke |
Assistant Professor |
$84,099.97 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mcknight Ryan M |
Lecturer |
$84,095.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Meendering Jessica |
Professor |
$84,095.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Rops Brock C |
Assist Dir, Ahec Clinical & Ed |
$84,089.30 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Uzunlar Nuri |
Director |
$84,083.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bauman Peter J |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Natural Resources & Wildlife |
$84,079.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Jackmon Wallace J |
Senior Lecturer |
$84,068.83 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Kelly William |
|
$84,063.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Tjeerdsma Michelle R |
Food & Families Program Director |
$84,047.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Mchugh Jessica J |
Assistant Professor |
$84,042.92 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kunza Lisa A |
Assistant Professor |
$84,035.60 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Sage Brittany |
|
$84,024.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Switzer Jeffrey |
Lecturer |
$84,023.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Bakker Christina E |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist I-Meat Science |
$84,022.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Lang Kristine M |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Consumer Horticulture |
$84,019.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wood Scott T |
Assistant Professor |
$84,016.77 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Christensen Mary A |
Assistant Dean For Academic Programs |
$84,015.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Burrow David I |
Chair, History |
$84,010.69 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Sweeney William J |
|
$84,006.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Reagan Robert H |
Business Mangement & Technology |
$84,004.63 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Vlasman Travis L |
|
$84,003.58 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Rainboth Joseph |
Dir Admissions |
$84,003.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Peterson Janet M |
Director Of Shared Services |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Rogers James M |
Assistant Coach-Football |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bergstrom Brian P |
Assistant Coach-Football |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Urso Philip M |
Assistant Professor |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Jones Eric A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Weed Management |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Dailey Rocky A |
Professor |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Weber Mariah C |
Director - Recreation And Fitness |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Grode-Hanks Carol |
Vp Of Academics |
$84,000.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Spitzer Parker J |
Application/Business Project Manager |
$84,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Weber Mariah C |
Director-Recreation & Fitness |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Caldwell Catherine |
|
$84,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhou Shan |
Assistant Professor |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Jones Eric A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Weed Management |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Scott Brandon |
Assistant Professor |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Heemstra John |
Vice President |
$84,000.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Evenson Amber K |
|
$84,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Kassin Kathryn T |
|
$84,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Nightman Katelin A |
Assistant Professor |
$84,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Allard Ivy N |
Lecturer |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Lessani Bamdad |
Assistant Professor |
$83,999.97 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Klug Jane |
|
$83,995.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Klug Jane |
|
$83,995.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wood Scott T |
Assistant Professor |
$83,987.14 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Kupershmidt Sabina |
Associate Professor |
$83,979.96 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Kupershmidt Sabina |
Associate Professor |
$83,979.96 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Oszwaldowski Rafal M |
|
$83,979.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Jewell Melody E |
Senior Lecturer |
$83,962.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Buchholz Stephen G |
|
$83,959.20 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Koromyslova Ekaterina A |
Assistant Professor |
$83,957.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Messerli Mark |
Associate Professor |
$83,949.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Yordanova Albena Y |
Senior Lecturer |
$83,947.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sobolev Vladimir L |
Professor |
$83,943.99 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Twedt Michael P |
Senior Lecturer/Program Engineer |
$83,938.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Keenan Sarah |
Assistant Professor |
$83,930.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Baggett Paul B |
Associate Professor |
$83,922.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Carson Paula P |
Associate Professor |
$83,915.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Associate Professor |
$83,908.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Associate Professor |
$83,908.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Hook Phillip M |
Professor |
$83,905.33 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Rolz Eckhard |
Professor |
$83,894.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Citrak Joshua |
|
$83,888.97 |
Northern State University |
| 2024 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Russow Kurt W |
General Education - English |
$83,888.02 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Robert B |
|
$83,884.40 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Kocher Christopher |
|
$83,881.61 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Scepaniak Amy J |
Deaf Blind Coordinator |
$83,872.67 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Jiang Nan |
Professor |
$83,865.80 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Jiang Nan |
Professor |
$83,865.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Tong |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Advanced Production Economics |
$83,865.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Goodman Douglas R |
|
$83,863.50 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Cheek Christopher A |
Assistant Professor |
$83,861.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Gravatt Carter |
|
$83,859.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Williams Kas A |
Director Of Multicultural Affairs |
$83,855.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Van Nuys Frank |
Professor |
$83,854.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Burrows Rhoda L |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Horticulture |
$83,847.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Skillman Gemma |
|
$83,834.16 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Abel Jackie |
|
$83,834.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mccausland Gwen M |
Director-Sd Agricultural Heritage Museum |
$83,821.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Vavra Gregory J |
Program Manager, Sd Ltap |
$83,817.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Li Fangjun |
Assistant Professor-Research |
$83,815.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Ragsdale Chalon A |
Professor |
$83,808.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Fuller Billy W |
Professor |
$83,806.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Davidson Bradley M |
|
$83,800.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Mennenga Heidi |
Associate Professor/Ms-Nurse Educator Specialization Coordinator |
$83,798.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Morrow Laura |
|
$83,796.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Syhre Troy A |
Director Of Custodial Services |
$83,795.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhao Long |
Assistant Professor |
$83,790.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |