Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Safarzadeh Mohammad Sadegh	Assistant Professor	$83,702.41	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Vondruska Judy A	Senior Lecturer	$83,690.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Thielbar Carissa M	Associate Coach-Women's Basketball	$83,680.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Anderson Laurie C	Dept Head/Dir Museum Geol	$83,675.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Anderson Laurie C	Professor	$83,675.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota State University	Elverson Cynthia A	Associate Professor	$83,664.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Henningsgaard Steven		$83,661.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	South Dakota State University	O'neil Jill A	Director-Grants & Contracts	$83,656.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Black Hills State University	Kelly William		$83,653.00	Black Hills State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Christian Michele A	University Archives & Special Collections Associate Librarian	$83,644.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Li Xu	Assistant Professor	$83,642.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Fischer Bradley A	Mts Business Advisor	$83,635.52	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Chen Suhao	Assistant Professor	$83,623.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Trefz Marilyn S	Visiting Lecturer	$83,619.10	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Celik Wiltse Evren	Associate Professor	$83,616.00	South Dakota State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Wahl Scott		$83,611.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	University of South Dakota	Gnimpieba Zohim Etienne	Research Assistant Professor	$83,609.42	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Fitzgerald Kathleen A	Director Of University Housing	$83,600.98	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	University of South Dakota	Jiang Chaoyang		$83,599.86	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Badahdah Abdallah M	Associate Professor	$83,586.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Cassanova Tallie R	Instructor/Bssw Prog Dir	$83,582.75	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Bishop Robert E	Head Coach-Baseball	$83,582.00	South Dakota State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Webber Kimberly		$83,576.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Abuatiq Alham	Associate Professor	$83,573.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Gutierrez Michael A	Department Head/Librarian	$83,571.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Wipf Darin J	Instructor	$83,567.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Mcnaughton Laura J		$83,566.00	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Lounsbery Nicole B	Director Of Graduate School	$83,564.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Perry George	Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef Reproduction Management	$83,561.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Perry George A	Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef Reproduction Management	$83,561.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Briddick Hande	Professor	$83,557.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Newland Lisa A	Professor	$83,555.94	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Kaushik Radhey S	Department Head/Professor	$83,547.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wang Jingbo	Assistant Professor	$83,542.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Nguyen Doang K	Assistant Professor	$83,540.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ustunisik Gokce K	Assistant Professor	$83,536.15	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Loof Travis J	Assistant Professor	$83,535.08	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Ciarcia Marco	Assistant Professor	$83,535.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Howe John M		$83,533.05	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Howe John M	Assoc Dean Of Student Services	$83,533.05	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Woldstad Jeffrey C	Department Head	$83,522.77	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Woldstad Jeffrey C	Professor	$83,522.77	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Wone Bernard W	Associate Professor	$83,520.63	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wone Bernard W	Associate Professor	$83,520.63	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	South Dakota State University	Kolady Deepthi E	Assistant Professor	$83,516.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Fischer Ann M	Programmer/Analyst	$83,514.42	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	Black Hills State University	Breske Joshua		$83,514.00	Black Hills State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Piper Adam K		$83,505.73	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Matejcik Frank J		$83,497.53	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Lucchesi Roxanne N	Professor	$83,493.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Kuebler Michelle M	Assistant Director-Admissions	$83,493.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Halliburton Linda B	Dir. Comm & Bus. Partners	$83,490.00	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Park Kunsoon	Associate Professor	$83,486.00	South Dakota State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Decker John		$83,484.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	South Dakota State University	Seo Junwon	Associate Professor	$83,461.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Baylor Mindy R		$83,455.01	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Vitt Joseph E	Associate Professor	$83,452.56	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Nilson Wade A	Professor	$83,451.83	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Armstrong Haley	Assoc Prof/Director Of Bands	$83,438.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Karki David	Extension Field Specialist Iii - Agronomy	$83,436.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Arrick Denise M	Instructor	$83,431.34	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Arrick Denise M	Instructor	$83,431.34	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Arrick Denise M	Instructor	$83,431.34	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Ackman John D	Professor/Director Of Theatre	$83,426.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Sorensen Lisa L		$83,416.87	University of South Dakota
2017	Western Dakota Tech	Watland Brian D		$83,407.20	Western Dakota Tech
2019	South Dakota State University	Caffe Melanie M	Assistant Professor	$83,405.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Sage Brittany A	Manager Of Retail Operations	$83,404.19	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Kumar Sandeep	Associate Professor	$83,394.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Lynch Wyeth H	Digital Initiatives Coordinator	$83,388.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Pawlovich Michael D	Assistant Professor	$83,384.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	St Pierre Benoit	Associate Professor	$83,369.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hall Robert A	Department Head	$83,365.32	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Gutzmer Zachary D	Lecturer	$83,359.00	South Dakota State University
2019	Black Hills State University	Zehfus Micheal	Professor, Chemistry	$83,344.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Brown Robin J	Associate Professor/Nurse Educator Specialization Coordinator	$83,334.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Martinez Caicedo David A	Assistant Professor	$83,333.30	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Butterfield Brian G	Lecturer	$83,333.30	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Barth Brian M	Associate Professor	$83,333.30	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ward Kevin M	Assistant Professor - 9	$83,333.30	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Porter Theresa M	Software Engineer	$83,333.20	University of South Dakota
2023	Black Hills State University	Thompson Ryan	Head Men's Basketball Coach	$83,329.00	Black Hills State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Brake Derek	Assistant Professor	$83,320.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Brake Derek	Assistant Professor	$83,320.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Lucas Molitor Whitney M	Assistant Professor	$83,310.37	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Kepford Joyce M	Registrar/Director	$83,309.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wang Jingbo	Assistant Professor	$83,307.22	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Vandamme Casey R	Head Coach-Golf	$83,307.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Briddick William C	Associate Professor	$83,305.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Leschewski Andrea M	Assistant Professor	$83,302.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Northern State University	Foote Justin		$83,295.59	Northern State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Yang Xufei	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Environment Quality Engineer	$83,295.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Brennan Jameson R	Research Associate Ii	$83,281.60	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Ladwig Adam L	Assistant Professor	$83,280.78	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Sereda Grigoriy A	Professor	$83,273.67	University of South Dakota
2023	Black Hills State University	Lee Sangbong	Assistant Professor, Marketing	$83,272.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Weaver Eric M	Assistant Professor	$83,261.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Nora Drum Jessica	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Reproductive Physiology	$83,254.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Plueger Ashley L	System Payroll Center Administrator	$83,250.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Freeman Harry S	Professor	$83,246.86	University of South Dakota