Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Lowmaster Sara E	Associate Professor	$76,601.55	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	University of South Dakota	Luken Regan R		$76,600.40	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Hill Andy J	Senior Budget & Finance Services Specialist	$76,600.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Hill Andy J	Senior Budget & Finance Services Specialist	$76,600.00	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Anderson Gary A	Professor	$76,586.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Weber William		$76,583.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2020	South Dakota State University	Johnson Paul J	Professor	$76,582.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Kerkvliet Jennifer L	Director-Population Health Evaluation Center	$76,581.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Ducker James A	Internal Auditor	$76,580.00	South Dakota State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Lee Sangbong		$76,576.00	Black Hills State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Ali Shaukat	Associate Professor	$76,573.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Danzi Breanne A	Assistant Professor	$76,572.11	University of South Dakota
2018	Western Dakota Tech	Greene Matthew		$76,570.00	Western Dakota Tech
2019	South Dakota State University	Graeb Brian D	Temporary Associate Professor	$76,568.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Wymer Greg	Director-International Students & Scholars	$76,566.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Wymer Greg M	Director-International Students & Scholars	$76,566.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Foley Patricia		$76,559.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	Black Hills State University	Junek Shauna	Dir Of Dev & Planned Giving	$76,559.00	Black Hills State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Loof Travis J	Assistant Professor	$76,555.94	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Loof Travis J	Assistant Professor	$76,555.94	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Twedt Michael P	Senior Lecturer/Program Engineer	$76,555.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Keeter Kara		$76,552.00	Black Hills State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Keeter Kara		$76,552.00	Black Hills State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Keeter Kara	Associate Professor, Physics	$76,552.00	Black Hills State University
2021	Black Hills State University	Keeter Kara		$76,552.00	Black Hills State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Toronto Emily W	Professor	$76,549.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Russo Jaymi N	Eval & Assess Specialist	$76,544.51	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Russo Jaymi N	Eval & Assess Specialist	$76,544.51	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Russo Jaymi N	Eval & Assess Specialist	$76,544.51	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Cornelsen Erin E	Accounting Internship Coord.	$76,537.91	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cornelsen Erin E	Instructor	$76,537.91	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	South Dakota State University	Lis Anthony S	Professor	$76,536.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Mathew Febina M	Assistant Professor	$76,532.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Heard Carly A	Dir, Beacom Student Services	$76,531.48	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Julius Maria J	Instructor	$76,529.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Alexander David L	Assoc Lib/Head, Resource Mgt	$76,524.82	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Caraway S J	Associate Professor	$76,523.46	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Kepford Joyce M	Registrar/Director	$76,523.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Li Wanlong	Associate Professor	$76,520.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Garlick Martha	Associate Professor	$76,518.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota State University	Lippert Tyler	Assistant Coach-Track & Field	$76,518.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hodges Neal H	Systems Software Specialist	$76,517.88	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota State University	Bauman Peter J	Extension Field Specialist Ii-Range	$76,517.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Fredrickson Debra		$76,506.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2020	University of South Dakota	Tassler Darla J	Data Strategist	$76,500.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Peterson Janet	Director Of Payment Systems	$76,500.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Carlson Robert D	Manager-Print Lab	$76,500.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Peterson Janet M	Director Of Payment Systems	$76,500.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Bastian Graham E	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Nutrition	$76,497.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Burrows Rhoda L	Professor/Extension Specialist-Horticulture	$76,494.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Burrows Rhoda	Professor/Extension Specialist-Horticulture	$76,494.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Gross Christopher J	Project Manager/Engineer	$76,491.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Schley Kourtenay	Assistant Professor	$76,491.00	Black Hills State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Witte Luke B	Project Manager/Engineer	$76,491.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Vestal Sharon S	Associate Professor/Coordinator	$76,479.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Vestal Sharon	Associate Professor/Coordinator	$76,479.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hodges Neal H		$76,477.88	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Kuehl Rebecca A	Professor/Associate Director	$76,472.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Durr Anthony	Associate Professor	$76,471.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Durr Anthony	Associate Professor	$76,471.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Lamb Charles	Professor, Biology	$76,465.00	Black Hills State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Robertson Debra R		$76,457.94	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Guzman Jose	Assistant Professor	$76,457.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Kovacs Peter	Assistant Professor	$76,457.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Kovacs Peter	Assistant Professor	$76,457.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Osorio Estevez Johan S	Assistant Professor	$76,449.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Vondruska Judy A	Senior Lecturer	$76,441.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Kosse Elijah J	Lecturer	$76,439.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Knutson Lacy M	Assistant Professor	$76,435.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Nielsen Roger	Research Scientist Iv	$76,432.36	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Erickson Jason R	Associate Director	$76,431.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Yoon Jong Sung	Assistant Professor	$76,429.23	University of South Dakota
2021	Black Hills State University	Jastorff Michael		$76,428.00	Black Hills State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Gillman Sally A	Director-Study Abroad	$76,425.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Keenan Sarah W	Assistant Professor	$76,417.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Hauschild-Mork Melissa M	Associate Professor	$76,410.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Westwick Joshua N	Associate Director/Associate Professor	$76,406.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Vrooman Sarah M	Larson Family Endowed Director Of Wokini & Tribal Relations	$76,387.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Day Jon T	Systems Software Specialist	$76,380.20	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Bauer Steven J	Systems Software Specialist	$76,380.20	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Mahowald Jason R	Head Coach, Swimming & Diving	$76,376.08	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Berninger Melissa W	Director, Honors	$76,369.00	University of South Dakota
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Moes Jeff		$76,366.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	Black Hills State University	Nelson Frederick		$76,360.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Eastman Diana	Registrar	$76,352.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Klaus Sabine	Curator	$76,344.27	University of South Dakota
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Jacobson Christopher		$76,344.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Howard Rachel L	Grad Rcrtmnt Offcr/Prg Asst Ii	$76,343.14	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Vlaisavljevich Bess	Assistant Professor	$76,341.39	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Vlaisavljevich Bess	Assistant Professor	$76,341.39	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Johnson Gabryella C	Asst Coach, Women's Basketball	$76,327.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Ignoto Taylor A	Assist Coach, Wm's Basketball	$76,327.00	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Bowron Mark	Lecturer	$76,320.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Shoemaker Marni E	Assistant Professor	$76,319.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Georgescu Catalin	Associate Professor	$76,316.97	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Stewart Christine E	Professor	$76,316.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Wiltse David L	Associate Professor	$76,313.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Marzano Shin-Yi L	Assistant Professor	$76,312.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Marzano Shin-Yi L	Assistant Professor	$76,312.00	South Dakota State University
2025	South Dakota State University	Prinz Aaron G	Livestock Unit Manager-Swine	$76,311.00	South Dakota State University