Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Fong Hao	Professor	$113,706.65	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Cwach Michelle L	Avp, Comm & Marketing	$113,700.09	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Carlson Nicole	Instructor	$113,700.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Oey Graham D	Assistant General Counsel	$113,686.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul D	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$113,664.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Forbes-Hurd Scout A	Assistant Professor/Experiential Ed Coord & Cont Ed/Health Systems Appe Coord	$113,657.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Mucciante Michele R	University Veterinarian	$113,636.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sani Rajesh K	Associate Professor	$113,609.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Fenster Charles B	Professor	$113,603.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Djira Gemechis	Professor	$113,577.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Welch Bridget K	Associate Professor, Research	$113,570.09	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$113,564.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Chase Christopher	Professor	$113,564.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Teets Donald	Professor	$113,562.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stetler Larry D		$113,512.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Jastram Karen E	Assistant Vice President-Financial Services	$113,500.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Emery Karin A	Assistant Dean/Assistant Professor	$113,495.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Trenhaile Jay	Department Head/Professor	$113,475.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Trenhaile Jay	Department Head/Professor	$113,475.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Taggart Kari K	Assistant Professor	$113,420.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mei Dongming	Professor	$113,384.54	University Center - Sioux Falls
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Ortmeier Shane		$113,353.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2020	University of South Dakota	Puumala Susan E	Senior Lecturer	$113,344.00	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Ting Francis C	Professor	$113,341.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Welsh Tracy A	Director-Hs Relations & Admissions	$113,339.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Peterson Derek D	Director-Business & Auxiliary Operations/Interim Vp-Finance & Admin	$113,300.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Peterson Derek	Director-Business & Auxiliary Operations	$113,300.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Langelett George L	Professor	$113,290.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Gruhn Kyle		$113,261.72	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Michna Gregory J	Associate Professor	$113,257.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Wang Xiuqing	Professor	$113,250.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Muthukumarappan Kasiviswanathan	Distinguished Professor/Graduate Coordinator	$113,225.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David E	Professor	$113,210.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Degen Becky J	Director Of Continuous Improvement	$113,152.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Lingwall Bret N	Associate Professor	$113,142.13	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Heiden Jared M	Dir, Budget	$113,141.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Heiden Jared M	Dir, Budget	$113,141.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Heiden Jared M	Dir, Budget	$113,141.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2017	South Dakota State University	Nold Rosemarie A	Assistant Department Head/Associate Professor	$113,132.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Nold Rosemarie	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$113,132.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Black Hills State University	Fuqua Amy	Dean, Liberal Arts, Prof. Engl	$113,097.00	Black Hills State University
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Fairholm Matthew R	Professor/Coord, Grad Programs	$113,093.04	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Fairholm Matthew R	Professor/Coord, Grad Programs	$113,093.04	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Hanson Jana M	Assistant Vp Of Institutional Research & Assessment	$113,014.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Kleinhesselink Anne K	Associate Chair/Assist Prof	$112,986.55	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Hostettler Timothy S	Cim Program Director/Associate Professor Of Practice	$112,983.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Zweifel Alyssa R	Healthcare Simulation Center Director/Assistant Professor	$112,977.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Koster Karen L	Chair, Anthro & Sociology	$112,957.54	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Wasley Emery L	Assist Vp, Human Resources	$112,950.00	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Wasley Emery L		$112,950.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Davis David E	Professor	$112,939.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Tukkaraja Purushotham	Assistant Professor - 9	$112,938.70	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Biel Darla S	Assistant Director, Cpcm	$112,938.45	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sawyer John F	Associate Professor - 9	$112,884.82	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	Black Hills State University	Gibson Gina		$112,833.60	Black Hills State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Alley Kathryn E	Assoc Provost Academic Affairs	$112,832.52	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Johnson Roger W		$112,803.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	University of South Dakota	Swanson David L		$112,800.44	University of South Dakota
2024	Western Dakota Tech	Toms Deborah S	Vp Data Strategy/Enroll Mngmt	$112,799.45	Western Dakota Tech
2022	South Dakota State University	Hause Benjamin M	Assistant Professor	$112,797.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Mosterd Eric J	Assist Director Ctl	$112,792.21	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mosterd Eric J	Assist Director Ctl	$112,792.21	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mosterd Eric J	Assist Director Ctl	$112,792.21	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	South Dakota State University	Trenhaile Jay	Professor	$112,790.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sawyer John F	Assistant Professor	$112,763.86	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Peterson Lance M	Chief Info Security Officer	$112,732.00	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Zhang Shouhong	Director Of Instructional Design	$112,683.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Cleveland Tracy L	Professor	$112,677.40	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Xu Lan	Professor	$112,677.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Hess Wendy N	Professor	$112,670.37	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Hess Wendy N	Professor	$112,670.37	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Vaught Dennis D	Dir, National Music Museum	$112,665.54	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Johansen Travis J	Assistant Head Fb Coach/Defensive Coord	$112,664.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Johansen Travis J	Assistant Head Fb Coach/Defensive Coord	$112,664.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Flores Jose D	Professor	$112,652.83	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Flores Jose D	Professor	$112,652.83	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Flores Jose D	Professor	$112,652.83	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Ikiugu Moses N		$112,647.77	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Winter Carole A	Assoc Prof Hsad	$112,642.88	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Madison Allen D	Professor	$112,627.17	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Madison Allen D	Professor	$112,627.17	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Sharaf El Din Tamer A	Assistant Professor	$112,625.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Riley Kyle L	Associate Professor	$112,598.01	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Fennell Anne Y	Distinguished Professor	$112,586.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Roripaugh Lee A	Professor/Editor, Sdr	$112,585.51	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Beck Dwayne L	Manager/Professor	$112,581.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Beck Dwayne	Manager/Professor	$112,581.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David E	Professor	$112,573.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David	Professor	$112,573.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Johnson Roger W	Professor - 9	$112,552.10	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Sternhagen Jason D	Research Associate Iii/Manager	$112,535.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Potter Kari N	Chair, Med Lab Sciences	$112,526.93	University of South Dakota
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Butts Michael		$112,525.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2024	South Dakota State University	Schaal Daniel J	Professor	$112,524.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Ustad Gilbert M	Director Of Epscor	$112,510.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Kattelmann Kendra K	Department Head/Distinguished Professor	$112,493.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Devries Nathan G	Director Of Service Delivery	$112,475.50	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Lamfers Randall B	Assoc Dir, Int Med Res Prog	$112,454.24	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Lamfers Randall B	Assoc Dir, Int Med Res Prog	$112,454.24	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Lamfers Randall B	Assoc Dir, Int Med Res Prog	$112,454.24	University of South Dakota