| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Novak Mark J |
Associate Professor |
$78,740.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Peters Douglas J |
Instructor |
$78,729.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Keefner Tamara L |
Assistant Professor |
$78,720.56 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Trygstad Jayme P |
Emergency Management Specialist |
$78,709.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Olson Kenneth |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef |
$78,702.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Olson Kenneth C |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef |
$78,702.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
His Horse Is Thunder Wiyaka W |
Director Of American Indian Student Success |
$78,693.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Butzin Nicholas C |
Assistant Professor |
$78,685.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Lopez Jaime |
Assistant Professor |
$78,683.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Miller Tyler M |
Associate Professor/Associate Academic Director |
$78,678.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Parrow Douglas |
Chief Of Public Safety |
$78,676.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Zacher Renee E |
Instructor |
$78,674.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Northrup Megan J |
Director For Accelerated Graduate Program In Nutrition And Dietetics |
$78,672.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Mutterer Erik J |
Associate Professor |
$78,669.05 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Celik Wiltse Evren |
Associate Professor |
$78,662.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Levesque Crystal L |
Associate Professor |
$78,660.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Peterson Lance M |
It Operations Manager |
$78,657.68 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Romsa Bryan L |
Associate Professor |
$78,657.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Biondo Michael D |
Elect. Res/Sch Comm Asst Lib |
$78,650.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Bayer Michelle A |
Director Of Multicultural Affairs & Accessibility |
$78,644.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Moskowitz David V |
Music Graduate Coordinator |
$78,633.22 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Schievelbein Danielle M |
Assistant Professor/Honors Coordinator |
$78,630.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Mashlan Michelle K |
|
$78,626.09 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Paudel Tula |
Assistant Professor |
$78,611.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Clark Jason D |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Soil Fertility |
$78,601.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Wu Yajun |
Associate Professor |
$78,595.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Wu Yajun |
Professor |
$78,595.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Langham Marie A |
Professor |
$78,594.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gaalswyk Colin J |
Sr Mechanical Engineer |
$78,590.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gaalswyk Colin |
Sr Mechanical Engineer |
$78,590.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Laskowski Tom J |
Computer Support Analyst |
$78,589.83 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Formisano Paul A |
Director Of Writing |
$78,587.24 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Fowkes Erin |
|
$78,586.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Perkins Lora B |
Associate Professor |
$78,585.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Lahren Vincent L |
Administrative Shared Services Director |
$78,582.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Saboe-Wounded Head Lorna M |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Family Resource Management |
$78,572.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Jepperson Shelby |
|
$78,569.04 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Jepperson Shelby H |
Assistant Professor |
$78,569.01 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Klaus Sabine |
Curator |
$78,558.25 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Kirschner Luz A |
Associate Professor |
$78,557.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Barry Allison M |
Assistant Professor |
$78,545.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Fenderson Brittany S |
Instructor |
$78,542.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Baggett Marie-Pierre E |
Professor |
$78,540.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Baggett Marie-Pierre |
Professor |
$78,540.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Dixon Amanda J |
Program Assistant Ii |
$78,539.28 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Sauder Leslie |
|
$78,529.78 |
Northern State University |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Lenards Stephanie |
|
$78,510.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Pelzel Heidi A |
Lecturer |
$78,510.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Weiss James J |
Director-Campus Maintenance |
$78,508.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Matthew |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Agribusiness |
$78,508.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Matthew S |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Agribusiness |
$78,508.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Sherin Kenneth |
Community Vitality Program Director |
$78,500.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Sherin Kenneth M |
Community Vitality Program Director |
$78,500.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
O'neil Jill A |
Director-Grants & Contracts |
$78,500.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Voss Ward Carol J |
Senior Trio Director |
$78,500.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Ahmed Patricia B |
Assistant Professor |
$78,500.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Marotz Lisa |
Director-Mccrory Gardens |
$78,500.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Jacobson Jeri K |
Head Women's Bb Coach |
$78,497.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Tofte Elizabeth P |
Associate Professor |
$78,494.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Banks Margaret D |
|
$78,485.09 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Bosse Sherrie D |
|
$78,483.18 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Cheeseman Gary W |
Associate Professor |
$78,481.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Hearns Valerie L |
Professor |
$78,475.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Corwin Luke A |
Assistant Professor |
$78,463.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Mccausland Gwen M |
Director-Sd Agricultural Heritage Museum |
$78,448.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Smith Brian |
|
$78,445.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Reihe Carla M |
Manager, Business Relationship |
$78,443.16 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Ramos-Garcia Maria T |
Professor |
$78,442.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Juhrend Albert |
|
$78,442.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Syhre Troy A |
Director Of Custodial Services |
$78,440.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hammell Joshua J |
Res Sci Iii (Aml Lab Mgr) |
$78,438.80 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Zimprich Daniel |
|
$78,435.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Bakker Ruth E |
Arc Manager & Attending Vet |
$78,430.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Ward Stephen K |
Dir, Acad & Career Plan Center |
$78,425.28 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Christofferson Cabot-Ann D |
Research Scientist Iii |
$78,414.25 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Avoseh Mejai B |
Professor |
$78,406.44 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Wrightson Graham C |
Associate Professor |
$78,392.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Smith Amy E |
|
$78,391.92 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Auger Donald L |
Professor |
$78,382.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Edwards Laura M |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Climate/State Climatologist |
$78,381.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Hong Zhongkui |
|
$78,358.42 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Fischer Tonia G |
General Education - Psychology |
$78,353.19 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hacker Patricia E |
Professor Emerita Of Health And Nutritional Sciences |
$78,344.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Benjamin Michael |
Instructor |
$78,342.74 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Erdman Becker Katherine C |
Coordinator Of Experiential Learning/Professional Advisor/Assc Professor |
$78,342.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Martin David W |
Director |
$78,337.84 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Tassler Darla J |
Data Strategist |
$78,336.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Steinlicht Carrie |
Senior Lecturer |
$78,333.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Steinlicht Carrie L |
Senior Lecturer |
$78,333.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Dejong David A |
Assistant Professor |
$78,329.30 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Graham Christopher J |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Agronomist |
$78,322.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Wallace Jacob E |
Assc Prof/Director Of Bands |
$78,317.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Boettcher Bryan |
|
$78,316.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Crowe Don R |
Professor |
$78,311.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Leigh Larry M |
Imaging Engineer Iii |
$78,310.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Moerke Daniel J |
Chief Flight Instructor |
$78,305.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Halgerson Carolyn J |
Director-Financial Aid |
$78,303.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Halgerson Carolyn |
Director-Financial Aid |
$78,303.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Rice Rodney P |
|
$78,292.64 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Pagnac Darrin C |
Associate Professor |
$78,291.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |