Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Abata Duane L	Professor	$132,590.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Kappes John	Professor	$132,576.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Peters Stacy J	Professor	$132,575.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Li Liangping	Associate Professor	$132,568.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Hanus Bartlomiej T	Associate Professor	$132,529.93	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Hanus Bartlomiej T	Associate Professor	$132,529.93	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas E	Department Head/Associate Professor	$132,478.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Brunick Michelle	Comptroller	$132,417.41	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stone James J	Professor	$132,407.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota State University	Messerschmidt Kimberly	Professor	$132,359.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Messerschmidt Kimberly A	Professor	$132,359.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Hobbs Barbara B	Assistant Dean/Associate Professor	$132,337.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Hobbs Barbara	Assistant Dean/Associate Professor	$132,337.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Sanderson Carrie G	Dir, Ctr Prev Child Maltreat	$132,250.18	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul D	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$132,231.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Waller Steven B		$132,066.93	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Klein Nicole L	Associate Academic Director/Professor	$132,061.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Manser Payne Elizabeth H	Assistant Professor	$132,059.89	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Manser Payne Elizabeth H	Assistant Professor	$132,059.89	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	South Dakota State University	Kelley Van C	Department Head/Director/Associate Professor	$132,025.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Nold Rosemarie A	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$132,009.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Tolley Warren D	Chief Human Resources Officer	$132,000.00	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Jensen Bender Wendy S	Professor	$131,869.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Jensen Bender Wendy	Professor	$131,869.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Wergin Rand E	Associate Professor	$131,860.29	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wergin Rand E	Associate Professor	$131,860.29	University Center - Sioux Falls
2017	South Dakota State University	Lemon Michael D	Professor	$131,845.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Lemon Michael	Professor	$131,845.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Sykes Andrew G		$131,841.17	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Steele Michael T	Professor Emeritus Of Graphic Design	$131,793.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Muci Kuchler Karim H	Professor	$131,792.42	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Hohn Rick		$131,620.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2018	South Dakota State University	Laible Brad	Professor	$131,605.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Laible Brad R	Professor	$131,605.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Burckhard Suzette R	Professor/Assistant Department Head	$131,596.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Chaussee Michael S	Professor	$131,573.52	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Chaussee Michael S	Professor	$131,573.52	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Chaussee Michael S	Professor	$131,573.52	University Center - Sioux Falls
2018	South Dakota State University	Strain Joey	Professor	$131,553.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Strain Joey D	Professor	$131,553.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Shin Sung Y	Professor/Graduate Coordinator-Computer Science	$131,494.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Shin Sung	Professor/Graduate Coordinator-Computer Science	$131,494.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Barney Chet E	Associate Professor,Management	$131,436.71	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Carotta Christin L	Assistant Professor	$131,412.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Garst-Santos Christine A	Director/Associate Professor	$131,300.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Peters Stacy J	Professor	$131,262.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Van Peursem Dan D	Chair, Mathematical Sciences	$131,213.15	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Beckmann Klaus S	Assistant Professor	$131,205.30	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Nelson Eric A	Assistant Department Head/Distinguished Professor	$131,145.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Wang Zhiguang	Professor	$131,130.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Flagstad Lois		$131,059.00	Black Hills State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Karges Joy R	Coord, Academic / Professor	$131,053.57	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Karges Joy R	Coord, Academic / Professor	$131,053.57	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Karges Joy R	Coord, Academic / Professor	$131,053.57	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	South Dakota State University	Bisson Bryan R	Associate Director-Housing Facilities	$131,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Fong Hao	Professor	$130,850.34	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkata R	Associate Professor	$130,756.92	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Klein Nicole L	Associate Academic Director/Professor	$130,754.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Masterlark Timothy L		$130,683.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kerk Carter J	Professor	$130,652.31	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Swanson David L	Nolop Professor	$130,591.37	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	White Peter T	Assistant Professor	$130,380.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sinden Richard R	Associate Professor	$130,282.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Hietpas Steven M	Professor	$130,211.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Klocker Brady T	Chief Pilot/Mechanic	$130,200.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Cammack Kristi M	Director-West River Agricultural Center/Professor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Garst-Santos Christine A	Director/Associate Professor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Ordyna Paul E	Asst. Professor Of Accounting	$130,000.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Bono Christopher	Head Coach-Wrestling	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Stauff Jon W	Assistant Vice President For International Affairs	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Nagy Dianne L	Assistant Vice President For Research Development And Administration	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Wermedal Douglas R	Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Westwick Joshua N	Director-School Of Communication & Journalism/Professor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Stauff Jon W	Assistant Vice President For International Affairs	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Carotta Christin	Assistant Professor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Kosse Elijah	Instructor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Olson Lyle D	Director-School Of Communication & Journalism/Professor	$130,000.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Shearer Christopher R	Associate Professor	$129,930.48	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota State University	Burckhard Suzette R	Professor/Assistant Department Head	$129,896.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Burckhard Suzette	Professor/Assistant Department Head	$129,896.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Barney Chet E		$129,878.17	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Flint Donna L	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$129,870.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Groven Lori J	Associate Professor	$129,835.38	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Hamer George H	Acting Department Head/Associate Professor	$129,787.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Mitchell Technical Institute	Wilson Mark	President	$129,780.00	Mitchell Technical Institute
2022	South Dakota State University	Turnipseed E B	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$129,738.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gilcrease Patrick C	Professor	$129,727.66	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Clay David E	South Dakota Corn Chair/Distinguished Professor	$129,704.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Beckmann Klaus S		$129,649.51	University of South Dakota
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Cartney Michael		$129,606.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2020	University of South Dakota	Adhikari Subash	Assistant Professor	$129,561.66	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Crawford Grant A	Associate Professor	$129,542.49	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brickey Andrea J	Assoc Professor/Asst Dept Hd	$129,519.61	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Beare Tianna M	Program Manager	$129,490.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Qiao Qiquan	Harold C Hohbach Endowed Professor & Graduate Coordinator	$129,486.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Nelson Eric	Assistant Department Head/Distinguished Professor	$129,372.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Menkhaus Todd J	Professor	$129,327.54	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kerk Carter J	Professor	$129,268.13	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gilcrease Patrick C	Professor	$129,226.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Dykstra De Vee E	Professor	$129,203.23	University Center - Sioux Falls