Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2023	University of South Dakota	Oines Ryan R	Dir, Ops & Finance	$129,791.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Hamer George H	Acting Department Head/Associate Professor	$129,787.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Ball Jennifer O	Associate Professor	$129,785.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Daniel Jeremy S	Associate Professor	$129,783.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Mitchell Technical Institute	Wilson Mark	President	$129,780.00	Mitchell Technical Institute
2023	University of South Dakota	Jordre Becca D	Professor	$129,768.77	University of South Dakota
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
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy	Professor	$129,727.00	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
2024	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David E	Professor	$129,664.00	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
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gilcrease Patrick	Professor	$129,561.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Trenhaile Jay	Professor	$129,559.00	South Dakota State University
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
2024	South Dakota State University	Zhang Xiaoyang	Distinguished Professor/Senior Research Scientist	$129,268.00	South Dakota State University
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
2018	South Dakota State University	White Peter	Assistant Professor	$129,150.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Arends Robin F	Aprn Program Director/Clinical Associate Professor	$129,144.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Lockrem Michael L	Director-University Marketing, Image & Communications	$129,095.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Srstka Erin L	Director, Crhi	$129,079.46	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Larscheid Slade N	Deputy Athletic Director	$129,079.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sinden Richard R	Professor - 9	$129,040.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Seefeldt Teresa M	Vice Provost For Undergraduate Education/Associate Professor	$129,035.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Seefeldt Teresa M	Associate Dean/Associate Professor	$129,035.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Johnston Carol A	Professor Emeritus Of Ecology	$129,030.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Sanderson Carrie G	Dir, Ctr Prev Child Maltreat	$129,030.00	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Bass Kelly	Lend Discipline Head	$129,000.00	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Helmbolt Shawn M	Assistant Vice President-Enrollment Management	$129,000.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Wergin Rand E	Associate Professor	$128,966.04	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Schroeder Seth T		$128,960.00	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Schroeder Lauren M	Temp Dentist	$128,900.00	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Schroeder Lauren M	Temp Dentist	$128,900.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Allgrunn Michael A	Professor	$128,885.02	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Allgrunn Michael A	Professor	$128,885.02	University Center - Sioux Falls
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Whites Keith W		$128,851.01	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Kelley Van C	Department Head/Director/Associate Professor	$128,851.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Daily Daniel L		$128,801.37	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Daily Daniel L	Dean Of Libraries	$128,801.37	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stone James J	Professor	$128,762.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Mcentee Jason T	Academic Director/Professor	$128,716.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Lounsbery Nicole B	Director Of Graduate School	$128,672.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Wimberly Michael	Professor & Sr Research Scientist	$128,627.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Wimberly Michael C	Professor & Sr Research Scientist	$128,627.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Flint Donna L	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$128,584.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Horton Thomas J	Professor	$128,514.73	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Horton Thomas J	Professor	$128,514.73	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Vukovich Matthew D	Associate Dean Of Research/Professor	$128,476.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Cochrane Mark	Professor	$128,437.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Hu Zhong	Professor	$128,407.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Hamer George	Acting Department Head/Associate Professor	$128,393.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Hamer George H	Acting Department Head/Associate Professor	$128,393.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Langelett George L	Professor	$128,338.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Johnston Carol	Professor Emeritus Of Ecology	$128,316.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Johnston Carol A	Professor	$128,316.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy C	Associate Professor	$128,305.53	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$128,260.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Dixon David J		$128,253.46	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Ikiugu Moses N	Professor	$128,231.95	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Nold Rosemarie A	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$128,215.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Raynie Douglas E	Department Head/Associate Professor	$128,164.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Crawford David	Professor, Accounting	$128,135.00	Black Hills State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Preister Jessica K	Assist Vp, Financial Affairs	$128,125.00	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Preister Jessica K		$128,125.00	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Weber Karyn L	Chief Of Staff	$128,125.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Cross William M	Professor	$128,044.54	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	University of South Dakota	Adhikari Subash		$128,025.36	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hoover Randy C	Professor	$127,991.97	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mcclemans Patricia Schlekeway		$127,972.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$127,966.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Pillatzki Angela E	Associate Professor/Department Head-Vet & Biomedical Science/Director-Adrdl	$127,941.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Carr David L	Professor	$127,918.96	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	O'kelley Kevin L	Assist Vp, Research Compliance	$127,896.66	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Brunick Michelle	Comptroller	$127,895.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkata R	Associate Professor	$127,886.10	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Kc Santosh	Chair, Computer Science	$127,881.95	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Gadhamshetty Venkataramana	Professor	$127,878.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	Black Hills State University	Flagstad Lois	Vp - Enroll & Stdnt Affairs	$127,862.00	Black Hills State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul D	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$127,858.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Cartney Michael		$127,778.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	University of South Dakota	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$127,691.30	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$127,691.30	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Gruhn Kyle	Dir,It Operations&Development	$127,691.30	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sinden Richard R	Professor - 9	$127,627.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Baugh Lee A	Associate Professor	$127,525.00	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Sanderson Carrie G		$127,500.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Boyd Elizabeth A	Director, Clinical Psych Prog	$127,485.11	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Elverson Cynthia A	Associate Professor Emerita Of Nursing	$127,477.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Wergin Rand E		$127,436.80	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Emery Mary E	Department Head/Professor	$127,331.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Western Dakota Tech	Bolman Ann		$127,308.00	Western Dakota Tech