| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Stewart Carmen M |
Director, Headstart |
$83,787.88 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Goodfellow Kimberlie A |
Testing Center Director |
$83,779.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Leibiger Carol A |
|
$83,775.25 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hendricks Bernard D |
Experiential Scheduler/Continuing Education Coordinator |
$83,773.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Hendricks Bernard |
Experiential Scheduler/Continuing Education Coordinator |
$83,773.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Mollman Scott |
|
$83,769.21 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Mollman Scott H |
Professor |
$83,769.18 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Prigge William D |
Professor |
$83,763.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Harris Christopher T |
Database/Systems Engineer |
$83,749.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Miner Bryce |
Project Manager |
$83,749.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Andersen Patricia M |
Director, Devereaux Library |
$83,742.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Madigan Daniel G |
Risk Management Coordinator |
$83,740.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Miller Audrey |
|
$83,738.96 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Koontz Ryan H |
Integrated Mfg Specialist |
$83,725.40 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
O'neill Kari L |
Program Manager-Extension Community Vitality |
$83,725.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Malone Katherine |
Associate Professor |
$83,724.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Hager Lisa N |
Associate Professor |
$83,721.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Foland Kay L |
Professor |
$83,714.04 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Toronto Emily W |
Professor |
$83,714.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Hoppe Adam D |
Associate Professor |
$83,711.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Logue Cathy J |
Coord, Student Prof Sup |
$83,702.67 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Safarzadeh Mohammad Sadegh |
Assistant Professor |
$83,702.41 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Vondruska Judy A |
Senior Lecturer |
$83,690.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Thielbar Carissa M |
Associate Coach-Women's Basketball |
$83,680.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Laurie C |
Professor |
$83,675.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Laurie C |
Dept Head/Dir Museum Geol |
$83,675.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Elverson Cynthia A |
Associate Professor |
$83,664.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Henningsgaard Steven |
|
$83,661.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
O'neil Jill A |
Director-Grants & Contracts |
$83,656.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Kelly William |
|
$83,653.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Christian Michele A |
University Archives & Special Collections Associate Librarian |
$83,644.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Li Xu |
Assistant Professor |
$83,642.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Fischer Bradley A |
Mts Business Advisor |
$83,635.52 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Chen Suhao |
Assistant Professor |
$83,623.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Trefz Marilyn S |
Visiting Lecturer |
$83,619.10 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Celik Wiltse Evren |
Associate Professor |
$83,616.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Wahl Scott |
|
$83,611.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Gnimpieba Zohim Etienne |
Research Assistant Professor |
$83,609.42 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Fitzgerald Kathleen A |
Director Of University Housing |
$83,600.98 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Jiang Chaoyang |
|
$83,599.86 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Badahdah Abdallah M |
Associate Professor |
$83,586.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Cassanova Tallie |
|
$83,582.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Cassanova Tallie R |
Instructor/Bssw Prog Dir |
$83,582.75 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Bishop Robert E |
Head Coach-Baseball |
$83,582.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Webber Kimberly |
|
$83,576.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Abuatiq Alham |
Associate Professor |
$83,573.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Loftesness Angela M |
Assistant To The Dean-Abs |
$83,571.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Gutierrez Michael A |
Department Head/Librarian |
$83,571.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Wipf Darin J |
Instructor |
$83,567.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcnaughton Laura J |
|
$83,566.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Lounsbery Nicole B |
Director Of Graduate School |
$83,564.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Perry George |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef Reproduction Management |
$83,561.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Perry George A |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef Reproduction Management |
$83,561.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Briddick Hande |
Professor |
$83,557.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Newland Lisa A |
Professor |
$83,555.94 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Kaushik Radhey S |
Department Head/Professor |
$83,547.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wang Jingbo |
Assistant Professor |
$83,542.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Nguyen Doang K |
Assistant Professor |
$83,540.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Ustunisik Gokce K |
Assistant Professor |
$83,536.15 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Loof Travis J |
Assistant Professor |
$83,535.08 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Ciarcia Marco |
Assistant Professor |
$83,535.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Howe John M |
|
$83,533.05 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Howe John M |
Assoc Dean Of Student Services |
$83,533.05 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Woldstad Jeffrey C |
Department Head |
$83,522.77 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Woldstad Jeffrey C |
Professor |
$83,522.77 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Wone Bernard W |
Associate Professor |
$83,520.63 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Wone Bernard W |
Associate Professor |
$83,520.63 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Kolady Deepthi E |
Assistant Professor |
$83,516.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Fischer Ann M |
Programmer/Analyst |
$83,514.42 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Breske Joshua |
|
$83,514.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Piper Adam K |
|
$83,505.73 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Matejcik Frank J |
|
$83,497.53 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Lehmann Erin |
|
$83,493.07 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Lucchesi Roxanne N |
Professor |
$83,493.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Kuebler Michelle M |
Assistant Director-Admissions |
$83,493.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Halliburton Linda B |
Dir. Comm & Bus. Partners |
$83,490.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Park Kunsoon |
Associate Professor |
$83,486.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Decker John |
|
$83,484.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Anderson Carla L |
Coordinator |
$83,475.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Schramm Lisa J |
Asst Director-New Student Scho |
$83,475.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Ullom Kristy M |
Assistant To The Dean |
$83,474.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Porter Theresa |
|
$83,473.16 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Seo Junwon |
Associate Professor |
$83,461.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Baylor Mindy R |
|
$83,455.01 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Vitt Joseph |
|
$83,452.59 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Vitt Joseph E |
Associate Professor |
$83,452.56 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Nilson Wade A |
Professor |
$83,451.83 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bowron Mark |
Lecturer |
$83,447.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Armstrong Haley |
Assoc Prof/Director Of Bands |
$83,438.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Karki David |
Extension Field Specialist Iii - Agronomy |
$83,436.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Arrick Denise M |
Instructor |
$83,431.34 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Arrick Denise M |
Instructor |
$83,431.34 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Arrick Denise M |
Instructor |
$83,431.34 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Isaac Ewhuiknebueze J |
Assistant Director Of Enterprise Applications |
$83,430.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Ackman John D |
Professor/Director Of Theatre |
$83,426.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Sorensen Lisa L |
|
$83,416.87 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Watland Brian D |
|
$83,407.20 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Caffe Melanie M |
Assistant Professor |
$83,405.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Sage Brittany A |
Manager Of Retail Operations |
$83,404.19 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Lamb Leann M |
Instructor |
$83,400.00 |
South Dakota State University |