Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	South Dakota State University	Rusche Warren C	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Feedlot Management	$89,112.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Tjeerdsma Michelle R	Food & Families Program Director	$89,095.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Xu Lan	Professor	$89,085.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Wahl Scott		$89,079.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2018	South Dakota State University	Stenvig Thomas	Associate Professor/Phd Program Coordinator	$89,074.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ustunisik Gokce	Associate Professor	$89,065.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Graper David F	Professor Emeritus Of Horticulture Science	$89,058.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Herman Jade	Chief Of Staff	$89,040.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Anderton Laura A	Dir, Human Resources	$89,039.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Anderton Laura A	Dir, Human Resources	$89,039.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Andersen Patricia	Director, Devereux Library	$89,034.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Smart Alexander J	Professor/Sr Program Leader-Anr	$89,033.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Smart Alexander J	Professor/Assistant Department Head	$89,033.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Wiebers Robin M	Assoc Dean, School Of Educ	$89,025.71	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Garry Byron G	Associate Professor	$89,015.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Braunstein Richard		$89,006.97	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Callies Dannica L	Clinical Assistant Professor	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Hanson Jana	Director Institutional Assessment/Adjunct Instructor/Interim Director-Inst Res	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Suspitsyn Dmitry	Director Of Institutional Research	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Boyens Craig		$89,000.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	South Dakota State University	Suspitsyn Dmitry	Director Of Institutional Research	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Johnson Ryan		$89,000.00	University of South Dakota
2021	Black Hills State University	Siebenthal Sharman		$89,000.00	Black Hills State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Hanson Jana M	Director Institutional Assessment/Adjunct Instructor	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Lichtenberg Michelle L	Assistant Professor	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Lichtenberg Michelle L	Assistant Professor	$89,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Black Hills State University	Wolf Debra	Dir Ed & Outreach, Surf	$89,000.00	Black Hills State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Akhbardeh Farhad	Assistant Professor	$89,000.00	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Rebenitsch Lisa R	Assistant Professor	$88,999.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Kim Young Ae	Associate Professor	$88,989.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Geza Nisrani Mengistu		$88,988.90	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Martinez Caicedo David	Assistant Professor	$88,982.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota State University	Rauber Joel D	Professor Emeritus Of Physics	$88,964.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Custis Tyler L	Assistant Professor	$88,956.87	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	White George W	Professor	$88,955.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Holm Jeff M	Senior Associate Ad-Facilities & Operations	$88,929.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Heller Dennis		$88,917.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	Black Hills State University	Coble Donald		$88,910.00	Black Hills State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Peterson Gregory R	Professor	$88,907.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Singh Arun	Assistant Professor	$88,889.73	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Singh Arun	Assistant Professor	$88,889.73	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Singh Arun	Assistant Professor	$88,889.73	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	University of South Dakota	Helmer Angela M	Professor	$88,883.93	University of South Dakota
2019	Black Hills State University	Bentley Brandon	Dir/Business Svs & Controller	$88,880.00	Black Hills State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Milbrandt Robert M	Senior Mechanical Engineer	$88,880.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Patnoe Lacy A	Director Of Respiratory Care/Instructor	$88,880.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Bertsch Gregory G	Instructor	$88,875.14	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Bertsch Gregory G	Instructor	$88,875.14	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	South Dakota State University	Brown Michael L	Professor Emeritus Of Fisheries Science	$88,871.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Brown Michael L	Professor Emeritus Of Fisheries Science	$88,871.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Pietri Cotty Jose E	Assistant Professor	$88,870.80	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Ladwig Adam L	Assistant Professor	$88,868.88	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Ladwig Adam L	Assistant Professor	$88,868.88	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Ladwig Adam L	Assistant Professor	$88,868.88	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Dubbelde Victoria F	Lecturer	$88,863.00	South Dakota State University
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Barrett Christina		$88,857.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	University of South Dakota	Hansen Dane S	Application/Business Project Manager	$88,849.83	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Rebenitsch Lisa R	Assistant Professor	$88,848.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Tassler Darla J	Application/Business Project Manager	$88,848.69	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Bastemeyer Devin J	Director Of Aviation Operations	$88,839.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Wu Jixiang	Professor	$88,832.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Gu Xingyou	Professor	$88,825.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Dehaven Rodney	Head Coach-Track & Field	$88,810.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Prasad Anamika	Assistant Professor	$88,804.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Lippert Tyler J	Assistant Coach-Track & Field	$88,802.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hong Haiping	Research Scientist Iv	$88,782.01	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Johnson Stephen K	Assoc Prof/Bus&Public Pol Lib	$88,776.45	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Ganschow Darby D	Director, Auxiliary Services	$88,775.39	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Pattison James S	Assistant Professor	$88,766.50	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Pattison James S	Assistant Professor	$88,766.50	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Pattison James S	Assistant Professor	$88,766.50	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	University of South Dakota	Leedom Matthew J	Assistant Professor	$88,760.71	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Jarchow Meghann E	Chair, Sustainability & Enviro	$88,759.39	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Wesner Jeff S	Associate Professor	$88,754.10	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wesner Jeff S	Associate Professor	$88,754.10	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Mccausland Gwen M	Director-Sd Agricultural Heritage Museum	$88,750.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Mourlam Daniel J	Associate Professor	$88,746.47	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jensen Dean H	Associate Professor	$88,746.03	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota State University	Tan Songxin	Associate Professor	$88,737.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Tan Songxin	Associate Professor	$88,737.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Lucchesi Roxanne N	Professor	$88,733.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Logue Cathy J	Coord, Student Prof Sup	$88,728.93	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Ni Zhen	Assistant Professor	$88,719.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Ni Zhen	Assistant Professor	$88,719.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Ni Zhen	Assistant Professor	$88,719.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Lake Area Technical Institute	Heggelund Jennifer		$88,710.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota State University	Vondruska Judy A	Senior Lecturer	$88,708.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Dougherty Kareen H		$88,705.67	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Elliott Matthew S	Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Agribusiness	$88,702.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Mcmaine John T	Griffith Chair-Ag & Water Resources/Director/Assistant Professor/Extn Specialist	$88,690.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Wai Sebastian T	Assistant Professor	$88,689.18	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wai Sebastian T	Assistant Professor	$88,689.18	University Center - Sioux Falls
2018	South Dakota State University	Phelps Brady	Professor	$88,665.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Phelps Brady J	Professor	$88,665.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Chidaushe Mavhu S	It Security Engineer	$88,661.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Pelzel Heidi A	Lecturer	$88,652.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Black Hills State University	Hansen Corinne	Dir, Univ & Community Relation	$88,639.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Miller Tyler M	Associate Academic Director/Associate Professor	$88,625.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Sun Yongchen	Associate Professor	$88,621.30	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	University of South Dakota	Abdellatif Musheera A	Associate Professor	$88,612.15	University of South Dakota