Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2022	University of South Dakota	Van Maanen Michelle M	Chair, Media & Journalism	$82,380.20	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Mchugh Jessica J	Assistant Professor	$82,379.06	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Varenhorst Adam J	Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Field Crop Entomologist	$82,379.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mushitz Corey		$82,374.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	South Dakota State University	Byamukama Emmanuel	Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Plant Pathologist	$82,368.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Gaalswyk Colin J	Sr Mechanical Engineer	$82,341.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mcdaniel Kelly		$82,337.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2017	South Dakota State University	Mcdaniel Rachel L	Assistant Professor/Water Resource Engineer	$82,333.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Mcdaniel Rachel	Assistant Professor/Water Resource Engineer	$82,333.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Smith Zachary K	Assistant Professor	$82,325.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Lucas Molitor Whitney M		$82,322.50	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Georgescu Catalin	Associate Professor	$82,316.03	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Georgescu Catalin	Associate Professor	$82,316.03	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	South Dakota State University	Peterson Gregory R	Professor	$82,314.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Steinlicht Carrie L	Senior Lecturer	$82,313.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Olson Kenneth C	Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef	$82,309.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Jensen Dean H	Associate Professor	$82,305.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Jones Amy J	Director Of Campus Maintenance	$82,302.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Mcclemans Patrick		$82,293.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota State University	Shelsta Corey L	Professor	$82,291.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Sereda Grigoriy A		$82,286.24	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Brennan Jameson	Ag Research Manager/Specialist	$82,283.22	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Winterboer Venita J	Lecturer	$82,280.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Furchner Cassie L	Dir Fin Ping & Budget Dvlpmt	$82,279.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	South Dakota State University	Ali Shaukat	Associate Professor	$82,270.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Green Thor		$82,263.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	University of South Dakota	Stolle Barbara A	Sim Oversight/Instructor	$82,261.15	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Freeman Harry S		$82,259.74	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Heglund Dan	Associate Professor	$82,257.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Wymer Greg M	Director-International Students & Scholars	$82,251.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Lebo Rachael A	Clinical Svs Lib/Assist Lib	$82,242.73	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Ameen Gazala	Assistant Professor	$82,229.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Mirzakhani Nafchi Ali	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Precision Agriculture Production	$82,229.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Isaacson Mary J	Associate Professor	$82,223.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Card Michael A	Associate Professor	$82,221.73	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Baggett Marie-Pierre E	Professor	$82,210.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Vestal Sharon S	Associate Professor/Coordinator	$82,204.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Weist Paul D	Lecturer	$82,203.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Sepion Daniel J	Asst Dean Stdnts/Dir Res Life	$82,202.43	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Schafer Jerald R	Asst Cc & Track & Field Coach	$82,187.45	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Knight Kyle	Department Head	$82,176.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Knight Kyle	Professor	$82,176.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University of South Dakota	Phelan Jennifer M	Assist Professor Of Practice	$82,175.02	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Phelan Jennifer M	Assist Professor Of Practice	$82,175.02	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Phelan Jennifer M	Assist Professor Of Practice	$82,175.02	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Brennan Jameson R	Assistant Professor/Research And Extension Specialist-Livestock Grazing	$82,169.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Anderson Linda L		$82,161.76	University of South Dakota
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Schmidt Heidi		$82,161.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ye Tao	Assistant Professor	$82,149.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brentlinger Ann M	Dir Of Marketing & Comm	$82,149.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2018	South Dakota State University	Hoppe Adam	Associate Professor	$82,149.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Hoppe Adam D	Associate Professor	$82,149.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brentlinger Ann M	Dir Of Marketing & Comm	$82,149.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Christofferson Cabot-Ann D	Research Scientist Iii	$82,145.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Gesteland Tracelyn K	Buhler Distinguished Professor	$82,117.16	University of South Dakota
2019	University of South Dakota	Kerby Jacob L		$82,111.37	University of South Dakota
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Pahl Nicole		$82,102.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	University of South Dakota	Naber Allison J		$82,092.13	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota State University	Reese Cheryl L	Senior Lecturer	$82,081.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Lehmann Clayton M		$82,077.29	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Carlson Lisa R	Student Success Center Dir	$82,072.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Vollan Beth M	Director Of Financial Aid & Scholarships	$82,068.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Mcmaine John	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Water Management Engineer	$82,066.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Wang Jingbo	Assistant Professor	$82,064.75	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Holdhusen J D	Professor	$82,062.39	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	University of South Dakota	Herley Samuel H	Assistant Librarian	$82,052.99	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Strunk Connie L	Extension Field Specialist Iii-Plant Pathology	$82,049.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ward Kevin	Assistant Professor	$82,046.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Hultman Cassy M	Assistant Director Of Academic And Clinical Placements/Instructor	$82,040.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Leffler Alan J	Associate Professor	$82,030.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Emerson Ann M	Asst Dir, Financial Aid	$82,024.06	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Emerson Ann M	Asst Dir, Financial Aid	$82,024.06	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Emerson Ann M	Asst Dir, Financial Aid	$82,024.06	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	South Dakota State University	Law David A	Director Of Project Management & Engineering	$82,008.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Northern State University	Faflak Marcela		$82,006.30	Northern State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Dejager-Loftus Danielle P	Fine Arts/Tech Lib/Assoc Prof	$82,001.23	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Koromyslova Ekaterina A	Assistant Professor	$82,001.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Villar Kristi L	Assistant Coach-Softball	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Saravanan Vijayalakshmi	Assistant Professor	$82,000.00	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Saravanan Vijayalakshmi	Assistant Professor	$82,000.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	South Dakota State University	Christensen Nathan A	Senior Associate Athletic Director-Development	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Toporek Sean M	Assistant Professor	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Thomas Amber		$82,000.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	South Dakota State University	Green Carie J	Profilet & Dejong Family Endowed Director/Associate Professor	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Hasvold Jennifer J	Pillar Iii Director	$82,000.00	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota State University	Simaz Cameron A	Assistant Coach-Wrestling	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Osterloh Kristopher R	Assistant Professor	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Shires Madalyn K	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Plant Pathology	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Dehaan Erin R	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist - Beef	$82,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Ozdemir Tugba	Assistant Professor - 9	$81,999.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Zhao Long	Assistant Professor	$81,999.99	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Kuebler Michelle M	Assistant Director-Admissions	$81,985.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mcgough Jeffrey S	Department Head	$81,978.97	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mcgough Jeffrey S	Professor	$81,978.97	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Mcgough Jeffrey S	Department Head	$81,978.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Black Hills State University	Colmenero-Chilberg Laura	Professor, Sociology	$81,977.00	Black Hills State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Vollan Charles	Associate Professor	$81,974.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Zhu Zhengtao	Associate Professor	$81,972.52	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2017	Mitchell Technical Institute	Ehlke Jerry D	Instructor	$81,970.00	Mitchell Technical Institute
2022	South Dakota State University	Underwood Keith R	Associate Professor	$81,961.00	South Dakota State University