Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	South Dakota State University	Zhang Cheng	Associate Professor	$79,682.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Alvarez Jose J	Associate Professor	$79,680.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Anderson Kent		$79,675.91	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Jewett Michael T	Associate Head Coach-Women's Basketball	$79,672.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Vestal Sharon S	Associate Professor/Coordinator	$79,659.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota State University	Meador Kacey L	Testing Center, Assessment, And Evaluation Director	$79,657.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Dittberner Melissa L	Lecturer	$79,646.44	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Fox Elizabeth	Librarian	$79,645.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Fox Elizabeth	Librarian	$79,645.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Enz Molly K	Professor	$79,636.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Pelzel William		$79,636.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2018	Mitchell Technical Institute	Ehlke Jerry	Instructor	$79,634.72	Mitchell Technical Institute
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hammell Joshua J	Res Sci Iii (Aml Lab Mgr)	$79,623.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Dubbelde Victoria F	Lecturer	$79,617.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Kovacs Peter	Assistant Professor	$79,616.00	South Dakota State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Ewald Scott		$79,614.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Nissen Ranelle M	Interim Associate Dean, Shs	$79,612.91	University Center - Sioux Falls
2018	South Dakota State University	Miller Matthew	Associate Professor/Associate Dean Of Academics & Student Services	$79,607.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Miller Matthew L	Associate Professor/Associate Dean Of Academics & Student Services	$79,607.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Reins Kevin	Associate Professor	$79,603.11	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Bishop Robert E	Head Coach-Baseball	$79,602.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Osterloh Kristopher R	Assistant Professor	$79,593.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Wu Yajun	Professor	$79,590.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Clapper Jeffrey A	Professor	$79,590.00	South Dakota State University
2020	University of South Dakota	Mashlan Michelle K	Asst Dir, Fin Health Affairs	$79,569.60	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Baggett Marie-Pierre E	Professor	$79,568.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Fredrickson Debra		$79,566.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2019	South Dakota State University	Walker Julie A	Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef	$79,565.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Birger Chad B	Instructor	$79,563.34	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Hultman Cassy M	Academic Nursing Clinical Site Manager/Instructor	$79,562.00	South Dakota State University
2020	Lake Area Technical Institute	Hirsch Robert		$79,562.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota State University	Briddick William C	Associate Professor	$79,561.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Long Tony E	Instructor	$79,559.68	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Twedt Michael P	Senior Lecturer/Program Engineer	$79,559.00	South Dakota State University
2024	Lake Area Technical Institute	Kranz Matthew		$79,551.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2018	Lake Area Technical Institute	Henningsgaard Steven		$79,549.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2022	South Dakota State University	Hunter Karla M	Professor	$79,548.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Gaalswyk Colin J	Sr Mechanical Engineer	$79,538.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Bly Anthony G	Extension Field Specialist Iii-Soils	$79,523.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Olson Kenneth C	Professor/Extension Specialist-Beef	$79,521.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Vandamme Casey R	Head Coach-Golf	$79,516.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Vandamme Casey	Head Coach-Golf	$79,516.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Siebert Matthew R	Director Of Digital Strategy	$79,507.60	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Siebert Matthew R	Director Of Digital Strategy	$79,507.60	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Siebert Matthew R	Director Of Digital Strategy	$79,507.60	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Petersen Thomas J	Sf It Manager	$79,506.96	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Petersen Thomas J	Sf It Manager	$79,506.96	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Petersen Thomas J	Sf It Manager	$79,506.96	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Merkle Jean M	Dir,Eeo/Chief Title Ix Officer	$79,505.67	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Peta Vincent J	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	$79,503.68	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Peta Vincent J	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	$79,503.68	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Peta Vincent J	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	$79,503.68	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	University of South Dakota	Nissen Ranelle M	Associate Professor	$79,500.00	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota State University	Jones Amy J	Director Of Campus Maintenance	$79,500.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Healy Amber A	Director-University Store & Surplus Property Operations	$79,500.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Erickson Jason R	Associate Director	$79,489.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	Black Hills State University	King Vincent		$79,487.00	Black Hills State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Erickson Tracey E	Extension Field Specialist Iii-Dairy	$79,479.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Underwood Keith R	Associate Professor	$79,473.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Xu Lan	Professor	$79,472.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Foerster Becka J	Lecturer	$79,470.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Weber Emmeline	Library Operations Manager	$79,470.00	South Dakota State University
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Winter Johnica	Nano-Bme Program Coordinator	$79,459.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	University of South Dakota	Spencer Aron S		$79,457.30	University of South Dakota
2017	South Dakota State University	Woodard Howard J	Professor	$79,453.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Woodard Howard	Professor Emeritus Of Soil Science	$79,453.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Wymer Greg M	Director-International Students & Scholars	$79,451.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Sherin Kenneth M	Community Vitality Program Director	$79,450.00	South Dakota State University
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Kalahar Julie		$79,448.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Aadland Susan	Director	$79,448.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota State University	Rider Audrey J	Extension Field Specialist Ii-Early Childhood	$79,448.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Lio Biying	Technology Integration Spec	$79,446.20	University of South Dakota
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Kosiba Cassie	Sr Assoc Athl Dir Of Intrnl Op Sr Woman Adm	$79,442.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Banks Margaret D	Curator	$79,426.91	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Bosse Sherrie D	Senior Lecturer	$79,424.98	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Aylward Jeremy J	Coord Of Business Operations	$79,421.69	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Aylward Jeremy J	Coord Of Business Operations	$79,421.69	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Aylward Jeremy J	Coord Of Business Operations	$79,421.69	University Center - Sioux Falls
2017	South Dakota State University	Sergeev Igor N	Professor	$79,418.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Sergeev Igor	Professor	$79,418.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Phelan Jennifer M	Assist Professor Of Practice	$79,408.81	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Barth Brian	Associate Professor	$79,403.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2024	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Barth Brian	Associate Professor	$79,403.00	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	Western Dakota Tech	Loverich James		$79,402.75	Western Dakota Tech
2018	Western Dakota Tech	Loverich James		$79,402.75	Western Dakota Tech
2020	Western Dakota Tech	Loverich James		$79,402.75	Western Dakota Tech
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Safarzadeh Mohammad Sadegh		$79,397.02	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	University of South Dakota	Robertson Debra R	Director, Student Counseling	$79,394.94	University of South Dakota
2019	Black Hills State University	Durben Daniel	Professor, Physics	$79,393.00	Black Hills State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Hintz Wayne A	Instructor	$79,388.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Clark Jason D	Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Soil Fertility	$79,387.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Halgerson Carolyn J	Director-Financial Aid	$79,380.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Ubel Brandon D	Assist Coach, Men's Basketball	$79,380.00	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Langham Marie A	Professor Emerita	$79,380.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Tinguely Joseph J	Associate Professor	$79,375.09	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Hodges Neal H	Systems Software Specialist	$79,371.45	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota State University	Perkins Lora B	Associate Professor	$79,371.00	South Dakota State University
2022	Black Hills State University	Schmit Roxy		$79,368.00	Black Hills State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Hanson Elizabeth K	Associate Professor	$79,356.75	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Ammon Robert E	Associate Professor	$79,351.02	University of South Dakota