| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Meeker April |
|
$76,017.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Bleakley Bruce H |
Professor |
$76,015.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Lombardi Paul M |
Professor |
$76,014.01 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Murphy Chaise A |
Assistant Professor |
$76,009.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Resmen Wayne N |
Assistant Chief Aircraft Mechanic |
$76,001.74 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Franzen Aaron J |
Assistant Professor |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Brennan Jameson R |
Assistant Professor/Research And Extension Specialist-Livestock Grazing |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Brown Avis M |
Director Student Engagement In Student Services |
$76,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Schaefer William J |
Network Engineer |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Short Rachel A |
Assistant Professor/Coordinator-Wizipan Program |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Jahn Andrea M |
Dir, Grants Accounting |
$76,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Froehlich Kelly A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Small Ruminant Production |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Franzen Aaron J |
Assistant Professor |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Franzen Aaron |
Assistant Professor |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Johnson Michelle |
Director Eo/Title Ix Coordinator |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Martin Jeffrey M |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Bison |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Knight Kyle |
Professor |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Froehlich Kelly A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Small Ruminant Production |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Franzen Aaron J |
Assistant Professor |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Johnson Michelle L |
Title Ix/Eeo Coordinator |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Froehlich Kelly A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Small Ruminant Production |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wang Congzhou |
Assistant Professor |
$76,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Nelson Frederick |
|
$75,988.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Schmit Roxy |
|
$75,987.92 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bowron Mark A |
Lecturer |
$75,984.84 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bonvallet Geoffrey A |
Lecturer |
$75,979.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Filotas Edwin Z |
Associate Professor |
$75,964.47 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Fuller Billy W |
Professor |
$75,959.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Phillips Taylor |
|
$75,956.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Ricker Timothy J |
Assistant Professor |
$75,930.13 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Ricker Timothy |
|
$75,930.12 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2025 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Heiberger Corinne |
Career Services Director |
$75,929.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Long Tony E |
|
$75,928.23 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Huber Erika A |
Lecturer |
$75,928.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Kurtenbach Paula L |
Lecturer |
$75,927.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Downs Adam J |
Database/Systems Engineer |
$75,925.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Winghart Hunter T |
Database/Systems Engineer |
$75,925.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Aadland Susan R |
Director |
$75,911.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Stevens Garrett |
|
$75,908.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Conn William J |
Research Comp & Data App Spec |
$75,900.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Fitzgerald Kathleen A |
Director Of University Housing |
$75,900.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Hunter Karla M |
Professor |
$75,899.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Dubbelde Victoria F |
Lecturer |
$75,897.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Anderson Jennifer N |
Professor |
$75,897.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Owen Jody L |
Senior Director Of Student Success & Opportunity Center |
$75,888.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Puetz Michael |
Instructor |
$75,885.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Werkmeister Justin L |
Director-Finance & Accountability |
$75,883.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Oehlerking Kelly Joann |
|
$75,881.60 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Bertrand Katie N |
Associate Professor |
$75,878.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Bertrand Katie |
Associate Professor |
$75,878.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Lavender Stott Erin |
Associate Professor |
$75,877.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Murphy Arthur J |
Associate Professor/Associate Director |
$75,872.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Lopez Jaime |
Assistant Professor |
$75,872.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Versteeg John D |
Lecturer |
$75,869.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Hultman Cassy M |
Assistant Director Of Academic And Clinical Placements/Instructor |
$75,869.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Clark Thomas A |
Instructor |
$75,867.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Barry Allison M |
Assistant Professor |
$75,861.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Edwards Laura M |
Extension Field Specialist Iii-Climate/State Climatologist |
$75,859.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bang Sangchul |
|
$75,852.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2025 |
South Dakota State University |
Vande Kieft Ryan R |
Assistant Director-Admissions |
$75,851.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Jewett Michael T |
Associate Head Coach-Women's Basketball |
$75,850.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Liping |
Research Staff Scientist |
$75,847.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Butzin Nicholas C |
Assistant Professor |
$75,847.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Morgan-Berg Corydon W |
Sr. Programmer Analyst |
$75,840.74 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Martin Darryl P |
Martin Stipend |
$75,839.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Tibke Zane |
Network Engineer |
$75,838.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Martin Darryl |
|
$75,838.92 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Li Wanlong |
Associate Professor |
$75,833.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Li Wanlong |
Associate Professor |
$75,833.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Baran Zeynep O |
Assistant Professor |
$75,814.02 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Lis Anthony S |
Professor |
$75,813.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Lis Anthony |
Professor |
$75,813.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Kammer Sarah |
|
$75,812.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Fox Nathaniel |
Associate Director |
$75,807.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
Black Hills State University |
Ellis Trenton |
Associate Prof, Human Services |
$75,799.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Brady Nate |
Security Engineer |
$75,798.75 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Kane Michelle |
Director, Sd Ceo |
$75,793.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Wolff Rebecca A |
Instructor |
$75,789.41 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Waters Heidi |
|
$75,783.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Geiman John |
Computer Science |
$75,779.78 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2024 |
University of South Dakota |
Hardy Adam |
|
$75,777.71 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Caudle Kyle A |
|
$75,774.10 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Vestal Donald L |
Associate Professor/Coordinator |
$75,769.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Schomberg Takara L |
Instructor |
$75,769.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Woyengo Tofuko A |
Assistant Professor |
$75,768.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Woyengo Tofuko A |
Assistant Professor |
$75,768.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Turner Eleanor R |
Education Coordinator |
$75,766.05 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Turner Eleanor R |
Education Coordinator |
$75,766.05 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Turner Eleanor R |
Education Coordinator |
$75,766.05 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Rovai Maristela |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Dairy |
$75,764.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Ehlert Krista A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Range Management |
$75,763.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Ness Jody L |
Lecturer |
$75,757.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kirschner Luz A |
Associate Professor |
$75,754.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Gustafson Kimberly J |
Lecturer |
$75,754.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Thompson Jennifer M |
Registrar |
$75,752.14 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Hankui |
Assistant Professor |
$75,750.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Kor Jodi |
Medical Lab Tech |
$75,748.93 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Grubbs Judson K |
Assistant Professor |
$75,748.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Brake Derek |
Assistant Professor |
$75,746.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Cheeseman Amanda E |
Assistant Professor |
$75,743.00 |
South Dakota State University |