| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sobolev Vladimir |
Professor |
$97,834.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Fredrickson Debra |
|
$97,802.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Edwards Nathan L |
Mesonet Operations Manager |
$97,800.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Mitra Rudrajit |
Syd & Felicia Peng/Assoc Prof |
$97,793.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Jenks Jonathan A |
Distinguished Professor |
$97,754.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Jenks Jonathan |
Distinguished Professor |
$97,754.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Voss Jo |
Associate Professor Of Nursing Emerita |
$97,750.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hildreth Michael B |
Professor/Coordinator |
$97,748.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Hildreth Michael |
Professor/Coordinator |
$97,748.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Kemnitz Jason J |
|
$97,735.08 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Tazarv Mostafa |
Associate Professor |
$97,722.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Anagnopoulos Cheryl |
Professor, Psychology |
$97,690.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hamlin Lindsey S |
Director-Continuing & Distance Education |
$97,663.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Deng Ying |
Associate Professor |
$97,642.89 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Devries Nathan G |
Director Of Service Delivery |
$97,642.11 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Stiles Diane |
|
$97,642.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Jin Hailong |
Assistant Professor |
$97,635.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Abraham Ross P |
Professor |
$97,630.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Professor |
$97,626.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Thaler Robert |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Swine |
$97,624.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bender Vickie |
Associate Director |
$97,612.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Rops Brock C |
Assist Dir, Ahec Clinical & Ed |
$97,606.96 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Doom Jeffrey J |
Associate Professor |
$97,604.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Stremmel Andrew |
Professor |
$97,601.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Bucking Heike |
Professor/Associate Dean Of Research |
$97,590.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Bucking Heike |
Professor/Associate Dean Of Research |
$97,590.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hong Haiping |
Research Scientist Iv |
$97,580.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Wehrung Jeffrey |
Assoc Professor, Mgmt |
$97,570.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Brentlinger Ann |
Dir Industry, Government & Community Engagement |
$97,553.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Brentlinger Ann |
Dir Of Marketing & Comm |
$97,553.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Dubbelde Victoria F |
Lecturer |
$97,530.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
An Wenfeng |
Associate Professor |
$97,527.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Goldammer Chad R |
Financial Officer/Business Adv |
$97,500.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Briggs Rebecca |
|
$97,500.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Goldammer Chad R |
Financial Officer/Business Adv |
$97,500.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Liu Jing |
Associate Professor |
$97,497.84 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Brenza Timothy M |
Assistant Professor |
$97,481.14 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Durham Brandice L |
Sr Dir, Strategic Planning & Ops |
$97,473.56 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Strouse Gabrielle A |
Associate Professor |
$97,471.84 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Whitaker Keith P |
|
$97,466.71 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Carlson Lisa R |
Assoc Vp For Student Success |
$97,465.32 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Wright Cody L |
Professor |
$97,428.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Anderson Linda L |
Exec Dir Black Hills Playhouse |
$97,416.51 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Rausch Dana |
Research Associate Ii |
$97,416.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Sander Joel F |
|
$97,402.59 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Reynoldson Joseph C |
|
$97,400.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Letcher Todd M |
Associate Professor |
$97,394.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Baggett Marie-Pierre E |
Professor |
$97,391.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Babcock Kaylee |
|
$97,375.02 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Foster Neal R |
Manager-Seed Cert Division |
$97,373.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Letcher Amber E |
Professor/Extension Specialist - Youth Development |
$97,363.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Hess Wendy N |
|
$97,350.47 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Janaswamy Srinivas |
Associate Professor |
$97,333.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Sweeney William J |
Professor |
$97,331.83 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Petty Mark T |
Dean Of Enrollment |
$97,327.93 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Halaweish Fathi T |
Professor |
$97,321.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Kupershmidt Sabina |
Assistant Professor |
$97,309.87 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Formisano Paul A |
Director Of Writing |
$97,306.31 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Fennell Anne |
Professor |
$97,305.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Fennell Anne Y |
Professor |
$97,305.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Kilian Peter |
|
$97,296.85 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Moore Tyler S |
Assistant Professor Of Law |
$97,286.40 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Moore Tyler S |
Assistant Professor Of Law |
$97,286.40 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Krueger Paula |
|
$97,285.50 |
Northern State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Roh Soon Hee |
Professor |
$97,274.34 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Roh Soon Hee |
Professor |
$97,274.34 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Kolady Deepthi E |
Associate Professor |
$97,250.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kolady Deepthi E |
Associate Professor |
$97,250.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Fu Kaiqun |
Assistant Professor |
$97,248.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Katzenstein Kurt W |
Associate Professor |
$97,236.99 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Siewert Daluss |
Acting Dean - Cola |
$97,234.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Brown Scott M |
Senior Associate Athletic Director-Development |
$97,225.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Carreon Garciduenas Maria D |
Assistant Professor |
$97,222.20 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Stolle Barbara A |
Sim Oversight/Instructor |
$97,221.60 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Stolle Barbara A |
Sim Oversight/Instructor |
$97,221.60 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Geza Nisrani Mengistu |
Associate Professor |
$97,189.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Logue Brian A |
Professor |
$97,175.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Gonda Michael G |
Professor |
$97,159.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Groeneweg Ryan |
Clinical & Behavior Svcs Mngr |
$97,152.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
White George W |
Professor |
$97,150.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Tukkaraja Purushotham |
Associate Professor |
$97,142.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Krishnan Padmanaban |
Professor |
$97,122.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Hebert Karen R |
Assistant Professor |
$97,118.40 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Napton Darrell E |
Professor Emeritus Of Geography & Geospatial Sciences |
$97,114.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Napton Darrell E |
Professor Emeritus Of Geography & Geospatial Sciences |
$97,114.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilley David P |
Associate Professor |
$97,109.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Chong Yura |
Controller |
$97,100.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Sweeney Mark R |
Professor |
$97,064.74 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Sweeney Mark R |
Professor |
$97,064.74 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Tong |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Advanced Production Economics |
$97,055.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Keay Myoung Gin |
Assistant Professor Of Economics |
$97,055.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Bakker Ruth E |
Arc Manager & Attending Vet |
$97,050.83 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Perkins Lora B |
Professor |
$97,025.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhang Shouhong |
Director Of Instructional Design |
$97,001.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Peterson Janet M |
Director Of Shared Services |
$97,001.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Johansen Travis J |
|
$97,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Reiner Nicol |
|
$97,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Reiner Nicol |
|
$97,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Heylens Kathleen A |
Associate Athletic Director-Compliance/Senior Women's Administrator |
$97,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Scott Brandon L |
Research Asst Prof |
$96,999.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |