| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Roberts Lance A |
Department Head |
$77,347.56 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Cheek Christopher A |
Assistant Professor |
$77,345.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhu Zhengtao |
Associate Professor |
$77,335.47 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Vanderleest Ryan S |
Coordinator Of Software Dvlp |
$77,334.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Echtenkamp Kristin L |
Refrnc & Instruction Asst Libr |
$77,331.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bleakley Bruce H |
Professor |
$77,331.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Knopf Shannon |
|
$77,330.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Emerson Ann M |
Asst Dir, Financial Aid |
$77,327.92 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Janaswamy Srinivas |
Assistant Professor |
$77,325.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Janaswamy Srinivas |
Assistant Professor |
$77,325.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Twedt Michael P |
Senior Lecturer/Program Engineer |
$77,321.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Williams Jing A |
Associate Professor |
$77,315.30 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Nusz Norma L |
Senior Lecturer/Director-Engineering Extension |
$77,309.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Diddle Laura D |
Professor |
$77,302.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Leibel Reed P |
Project Manager/Engineer |
$77,297.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Liu Xuefei |
Research Associate Iii |
$77,287.69 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Liu Xuefei |
|
$77,287.68 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Shore Jay |
Associate Professor |
$77,287.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Davies Cindy |
Associate Professor, Library |
$77,287.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Davies Cindy |
Associate Professor, Library |
$77,287.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Ryan Thea |
|
$77,281.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Huber Erika A |
Lecturer |
$77,277.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Kriese Richard |
Instructor |
$77,268.98 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Goodfellow Kimberlie A |
Testing Center Director |
$77,260.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Johnson Michelle L |
Director Eo/Title Ix Coordinator |
$77,250.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Rainboth Joseph |
Dir Admissions |
$77,250.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Davies Karen J |
Instructor In Accounting |
$77,243.29 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Davies Karen J |
Instructor In Accounting |
$77,243.29 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Hatzenbuhler Chad |
|
$77,242.50 |
Northern State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Erickson Jason R |
Associate Director |
$77,242.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Brown Michael L |
Professor |
$77,238.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Brown Michael |
Professor |
$77,238.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Liu Jing |
|
$77,236.32 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Thyen Penny |
|
$77,236.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Burdette Linda K |
Assistant Dean/Associate Professor |
$77,234.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Ziegler Nathan E |
Director-Inclusion, Diversity & Equity |
$77,231.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Tomhave Jolane A |
International Employment Manager |
$77,214.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Lipatov Alexey |
Assistant Professor |
$77,198.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Gillman Sally A |
Director-Study Abroad |
$77,189.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Menendez Hector M |
Assistant Research Professor/Extension Specialist-Livestock Grazing |
$77,178.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Numan-Al-Mobin Abu Md |
Research Scientist Iii |
$77,167.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
Northern State University |
Cooper Layton |
|
$77,166.46 |
Northern State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Hawkinson David |
|
$77,166.36 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Hawkinson David C |
Associate Professor |
$77,166.33 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Roberts Nancy |
Professor, Music |
$77,166.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Foley Patricia |
|
$77,159.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Hager Lisa N |
Associate Professor |
$77,152.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Clobes Michael |
|
$77,148.29 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Marshall Nancy J |
Reference & Instruction Librarian |
$77,146.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Heller Barbara J |
Lecturer/Entrepreneurship Coordinator |
$77,143.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Osterloh Kristopher R |
Assistant Professor |
$77,131.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Martinez Caicedo David A |
Assistant Professor |
$77,124.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Cheng |
Associate Professor |
$77,117.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mckillip Angela M |
Associate Professor |
$77,115.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Mckillip Angela M |
Associate Professor |
$77,115.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Wilburn Lonnie W |
Associate Professor |
$77,114.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Altmyer Donald |
|
$77,100.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Dhiman Saurabh |
Assistant Professor |
$77,100.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Nore Mark |
Head Women's Basketball Coach |
$77,100.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Stewart Christine E |
Professor |
$77,079.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Stewart Christine E |
Professor |
$77,079.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Nagarajan Srinivasan |
Research Scientist Ii |
$77,078.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Everding Kelly E |
Dir, Custodial Services |
$77,077.48 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Hagen Benjamin |
|
$77,075.37 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Ghosheh Hani Z |
Senior Lecturer |
$77,072.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Messersmith Jessica J |
Associate Dean, Col Of A&S |
$77,070.26 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Messersmith Jessica J |
Professor |
$77,070.26 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Messersmith Jessica J |
Professor |
$77,070.26 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Messersmith Jessica J |
Associate Dean, Col Of A&S |
$77,070.26 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Oyen Jamie M |
Senior Associate Ad |
$77,063.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Lopez Amanda |
Title Ix And Accessibility Services Coordinator |
$77,058.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Lamb Leann M |
Instructor |
$77,054.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gonda Michael G |
Associate Professor |
$77,048.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gonda Michael |
Associate Professor |
$77,048.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Hazlett Lisa A |
|
$77,043.67 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Wagner Robert M |
Head Coach - Softball |
$77,037.08 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Aldrich Alan W |
Assoc Prof/Instr Serv Lib |
$77,032.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Waseen Symeon |
Professor, Music |
$77,021.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Voss Ward Carol |
|
$77,018.97 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Messerli Mark |
Associate Professor |
$77,018.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Ahmadkhani Mohsen |
Hpc Software Development Engineer |
$77,016.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Deuter Clayton |
Dean Of Enrollment Services |
$77,000.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Gamradt Kenneth A |
Lecturer |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Uddin Md Elias |
Assistant Professor |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Noehren Justin D |
Assistant Comptroller |
$77,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Nightman Katelin A |
Assistant Professor |
$77,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Larson Joscelyne D |
Instructor |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Boos David |
Director Of Technology |
$77,000.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Hart Melissa |
|
$77,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Nightman Katelin A |
Assistant Professor |
$77,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Jensen Becky S |
Curriculum Management And Program Assessment Manager |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
His Horse Is Thunder Wiyaka W |
Larson Family Endowed Director-American Indian Student Success |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Larson Joscelyne D |
Instructor |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Chen Suhao |
Assistant Professor |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Noehren Justin D |
Assistant Comptroller |
$77,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Hart Melissa |
Dir Human Resources |
$77,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Noehren Justin D |
Assistant Comptroller |
$77,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2020 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Fossum Scott |
Dean Of Student Success |
$77,000.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Arango Gomez Irene T |
Community Care Coordinator |
$77,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Dahl Julie J |
Assistant Professor |
$76,992.22 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |