Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Peta Vincent J	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	$79,503.68	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Peta Vincent J	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	$79,503.68	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Nissen Ranelle M	Associate Professor	$79,500.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Jones Amy J	Director Of Campus Maintenance	$79,500.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Healy Amber A	Director-University Store & Surplus Property Operations	$79,500.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Erickson Jason R	Associate Director	$79,489.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	Black Hills State University	King Vincent		$79,487.00	Black Hills State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Erickson Tracey E	Extension Field Specialist Iii-Dairy	$79,479.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Bastian Gemma E	Assistant Professor	$79,475.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Underwood Keith R	Associate Professor	$79,473.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Xu Lan	Professor	$79,472.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Foerster Becka J	Lecturer	$79,470.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Weber Emmeline	Library Operations Manager	$79,470.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Winter Johnica	Nano-Bme Program Coordinator	$79,459.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	University of South Dakota	Spencer Aron S		$79,457.30	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Woodard Howard J	Professor	$79,453.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Woodard Howard	Professor Emeritus Of Soil Science	$79,453.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Wymer Greg M	Director-International Students & Scholars	$79,451.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Sherin Kenneth M	Community Vitality Program Director	$79,450.00	South Dakota State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Kalahar Julie		$79,448.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Aadland Susan	Director	$79,448.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Rider Audrey J	Extension Field Specialist Ii-Early Childhood	$79,448.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Lio Biying	Technology Integration Spec	$79,446.20	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kosiba Cassie	Sr Assoc Athl Dir Of Intrnl Op Sr Woman Adm	$79,442.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Banks Margaret D	Curator	$79,426.91	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Bosse Sherrie D	Senior Lecturer	$79,424.98	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Aylward Jeremy J	Coord Of Business Operations	$79,421.69	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Aylward Jeremy J	Coord Of Business Operations	$79,421.69	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Aylward Jeremy J	Coord Of Business Operations	$79,421.69	University Center - Sioux Falls
2018	South Dakota State University	Sergeev Igor	Professor	$79,418.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Sergeev Igor N	Professor	$79,418.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Phelan Jennifer M	Assist Professor Of Practice	$79,408.81	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota State University	Shoemaker Marni E	Assistant Professor	$79,408.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Barth Brian	Associate Professor	$79,403.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Barth Brian	Associate Professor	$79,403.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	Western Dakota Tech	Loverich James		$79,402.75	Western Dakota Tech
2019	Western Dakota Tech	Loverich James		$79,402.75	Western Dakota Tech
2020	Western Dakota Tech	Loverich James		$79,402.75	Western Dakota Tech
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Safarzadeh Mohammad Sadegh		$79,397.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Robertson Debra R	Director, Student Counseling	$79,394.94	University of South Dakota
2019	Black Hills State University	Durben Daniel	Professor, Physics	$79,393.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Hintz Wayne A	Instructor	$79,388.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Clark Jason D	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Soil Fertility	$79,387.00	South Dakota State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Mariappan Kadarkaraisamy		$79,384.78	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Halgerson Carolyn J	Director-Financial Aid	$79,380.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Langham Marie A	Professor Emerita	$79,380.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Ubel Brandon D	Assist Coach, Men's Basketball	$79,380.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Tinguely Joseph J	Associate Professor	$79,375.09	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Tinguely Joseph		$79,375.05	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hodges Neal H	Systems Software Specialist	$79,371.45	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Perkins Lora B	Associate Professor	$79,371.00	South Dakota State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Schmit Roxy		$79,368.00	Black Hills State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Hanson Elizabeth K	Associate Professor	$79,356.75	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Ammon Robert E	Associate Professor	$79,351.02	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Hook Jonelle M	Instructor	$79,347.93	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Shchepin Roman	Assistant Professor	$79,342.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Vander Wal Jennifer R	Assistant Director Of Institutional Research	$79,336.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Kharel Parashu R	Associate Professor	$79,332.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Elliott Matthew S	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Agribusiness	$79,324.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Card Karen		$79,320.59	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Nepal Madhav	Associate Professor	$79,318.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Fitzgerald Kathleen A	Director Of University Housing	$79,317.82	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mccormick Kelli A		$79,313.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Caraway S J	Associate Professor	$79,301.01	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Caraway S J	Associate Professor	$79,301.01	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Hong Zhongkui	Assistant Professor	$79,298.72	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Putta Anjaneyulu		$79,289.84	University of South Dakota
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sinha Ankan	Research Scientist Iii	$79,289.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	Black Hills State University	Ahola Scott		$79,283.00	Black Hills State University
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mushitz Corey		$79,283.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	Black Hills State University	Oaks Nicholas	Dir Human Resources	$79,282.00	Black Hills State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lineweber Michelle	Dir Of Academic Affairs Ops	$79,272.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Steiner Sarah	Senior Analyst: Academic Reporting	$79,259.97	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	Western Dakota Tech	Stillman-Rokusek Pamela A	Director Of Strategic Communication & Marketing	$79,257.18	Western Dakota Tech
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wymar Katharina	Pmo Manager	$79,250.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Wymar Katharina	Pmo Manager	$79,250.00	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wymar Katharina	Pmo Manager	$79,250.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2025	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kavanaugh Duane	Dir Of Counseling Services	$79,250.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Behl Diana M	Associate Professor/Program Coordinator	$79,246.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Latvis Maribeth	Assistant Professor	$79,245.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Hauschild-Mork Melissa M	Associate Professor	$79,236.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Surovek Andrea E		$79,233.12	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Northern State University	Niederbaumer Aimee		$79,232.56	Northern State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Barrett Christina		$79,228.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	Black Hills State University	Wallerstein Nicholas	Professor, English	$79,226.00	Black Hills State University
2024	University of South Dakota	Costello Lori		$79,224.45	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Warren Jessica R	Lecturer	$79,217.40	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Newland Lisa A		$79,197.04	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Lampert Sara E	Associate Professor	$79,195.99	University of South Dakota
2024	University of South Dakota	Lampert Sara		$79,195.95	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Anderson Brent S	Sr. Software Engineer	$79,191.45	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Bjornestad Andrea G	Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Mental Health	$79,184.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Van Maanen Michelle M	Chair, Media & Journalism	$79,183.09	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Pirlet Ross M	Human Resources Coordinator	$79,180.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brady Andrew T	Sr Composites Engr	$79,175.28	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mcdaniel Kelly		$79,170.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	University of South Dakota	Helmer Angela M	Professor	$79,156.36	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Helmer Angela M	Professor	$79,156.36	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Yordanova Albena Y	Senior Lecturer	$79,124.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Martin Jeffrey M	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Bison	$79,120.00	South Dakota State University