Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2023	South Dakota State University	Brozel Volker S	Professor	$123,433.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota State University	Wermedal Douglas R	Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor	$123,345.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Wermedal Douglas R	Associate Vice President For Student Affairs/Assistant Professor	$123,345.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Smart Alexander J	Professor/Sr Program Leader-Anr	$123,325.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Flint Donna	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$123,230.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Flint Donna L	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$123,230.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Langelett George L	Professor	$123,229.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul D	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$123,221.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Bisson Bryan R	Associate Director-Housing Facilities	$123,212.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Troelstrup Nels H	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$123,207.00	South Dakota State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Troelstrup Nels	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$123,207.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Santos Joseph M	Professor	$123,181.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Wang Hongmin	Professor	$123,086.57	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Tweedy Ann E	Professor	$123,064.72	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Tweedy Ann E	Professor	$123,064.72	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Emery Mary	Department Head/Professor	$123,061.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Emery Mary E	Department Head/Professor	$123,061.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Serrett Marc C	Assistant Vice President-Human Resources	$123,000.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Kemnitz Jason J	Int Assocdean, Acadev & Facaff	$122,994.82	University of South Dakota
2017	Lake Area Technical Institute	Cartney Michael		$122,978.00	Lake Area Technical Institute
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Carr David L	Professor	$122,976.08	University Center - Sioux Falls
2021	University of South Dakota	Carr David L	Sdcee Coordinator	$122,976.08	University of South Dakota
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Abata Duane L	Professor	$122,905.98	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Shende Anuradha R	Associate Research Professor	$122,904.68	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Keenan Sarah W	Assistant Professor	$122,883.06	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Rezvani Khosrow	Associate Professor	$122,804.82	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Yockey Mark	Associate Professor	$122,790.46	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Peterson Derek D	Assistant Vice President-Business Services	$122,788.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Peterson Derek D	Assistant Vice President-Business Services	$122,788.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Van Peursem Dan D		$122,774.50	University of South Dakota
2021	University of South Dakota	Zalud Garreth	Chair, Curr & Instruct	$122,722.84	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Palmer David	Professor	$122,700.00	South Dakota State University
2020	South Dakota State University	Palmer David K	Professor	$122,700.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Palmer David K	Professor	$122,700.00	South Dakota State University
2019	South Dakota State University	Turnipseed E B	Assistant Department Head/Professor	$122,659.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Stone James J		$122,523.95	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Swanson David L	Professor	$122,493.06	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Walker Travis W	Assistant Professor	$122,473.30	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2019	South Dakota State University	Hietpas Steven M	Professor	$122,446.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Liu Yanguang	Asst. Professor Of Finance	$122,433.66	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Liu Yanguang	Asst. Professor Of Finance	$122,433.66	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Koster Karen L	Chair, Anthro & Sociology	$122,432.09	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Jeutang Noel Pavel	Assistant Professor	$122,427.04	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Rahman Shafiqur	Professor	$122,375.00	South Dakota State University
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Mcnaughton Laura J	Chief Of Staff/Dir Gov Relat	$122,300.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	Black Hills State University	Crawford David		$122,295.00	Black Hills State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Young Eric W		$122,286.00	University of South Dakota
2020	University of South Dakota	Young Eric W	Law Library Dir/Assist Dean	$122,286.00	University of South Dakota
2023	South Dakota State University	Fennell Anne Y	Distinguished Professor	$122,258.00	South Dakota State University
2023	University of South Dakota	Weinandt Mandie R	Instructor	$122,233.00	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Struckman-Johnson Cynthia J	Professor	$122,228.87	University of South Dakota
2019	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Cross William M	Professor	$122,181.33	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	Northern State University	Schmidt Michael		$122,177.63	Northern State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Brickey Andrea J	Assoc Professor/Asst Dept Hd	$122,172.86	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Soeder Daniel J	Director Of Eri	$122,146.29	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	South Dakota State University	Tonkoski Reinaldo	Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator	$122,138.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Tonkoski Reinaldo	Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator	$122,138.00	South Dakota State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Knudsen David E	Professor	$122,104.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Slade Mark R	State Director Sbdc	$122,101.16	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Slade Mark R	State Director Sbdc	$122,101.16	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Slade Mark R	State Director Sbdc	$122,101.16	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	Black Hills State University	Song Wei	Professor, Marketing	$122,076.00	Black Hills State University
2018	South Dakota State University	Reynolds Paul	Director-School Of Performing Arts/Professor	$122,000.00	South Dakota State University
2019	University of South Dakota	Manser Payne Elizabeth H		$122,000.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Wasley Emery L	Assist Vp, Human Resources	$121,965.40	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Wasley Emery L	Assist Vp, Human Resources	$121,965.40	University of South Dakota
2021	South Dakota State University	Sinner Van Gilder Deidra J	Associate Professor	$121,910.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Li Liangping	Associate Professor	$121,874.04	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2020	University of South Dakota	Simmons Thomas E	Professor	$121,873.28	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Hoefelmeyer James D	Professor	$121,845.38	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Arends Robin F	Aprn Program Director/Clinical Associate Professor	$121,799.00	South Dakota State University
2023	Black Hills State University	Albers Jhett	Interim Athletics Director	$121,794.00	Black Hills State University
2021	University of South Dakota	Karges Joy R	Coord, Academic / Professor	$121,790.25	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Srstka Erin L	Director, Crhi	$121,773.08	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University of South Dakota	Srstka Erin L	Director, Crhi	$121,773.08	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Srstka Erin L	Director, Crhi	$121,773.08	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	Northern State University	Schaff Jon		$121,494.66	Northern State University
2023	South Dakota State University	Mcmaine John T	Griffith Chair-Ag & Water Resources/Director/Associate Professor/Extn Specialist	$121,490.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Cleveland Tracy L	Professor	$121,471.48	University of South Dakota
2021	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cleveland Tracy L	Professor	$121,471.48	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Cleveland Tracy L	Professor	$121,471.48	University Center - Sioux Falls
2020	University of South Dakota	Allgrunn Michael A	Professor	$121,465.71	University of South Dakota
2018	South Dakota State University	Serrett Marc	Assistant Vice President-Human Resources	$121,400.00	South Dakota State University
2017	South Dakota State University	Serrett Marc C	Assistant Vice President-Human Resources	$121,400.00	South Dakota State University
2022	South Dakota State University	Olive Leslie A	Director-Campus Planning	$121,384.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Ikiugu Moses N	Professor	$121,358.89	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Ikiugu Moses N	Professor	$121,358.89	University Center - Sioux Falls
2023	South Dakota State University	Mucciante Michele R	University Veterinarian	$121,355.00	South Dakota State University
2021	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Cross William M	Professor	$121,354.96	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Kerby Jacob L	Professor	$121,352.72	University Center - Sioux Falls
2019	University of South Dakota	Yockey Mark		$121,334.45	University of South Dakota
2022	University of South Dakota	Oines Ryan R	Dir, Ops & Finance	$121,300.00	University of South Dakota
2022	University Center - Sioux Falls	Oines Ryan R	Dir, Ops & Finance	$121,300.00	University Center - Sioux Falls
2022	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	Cross William M	Professor	$121,219.24	South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
2023	University of South Dakota	Sykes Andrew G	Professor	$121,200.48	University of South Dakota
2023	University of South Dakota	Lio Yuhlong	Professor	$121,185.47	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Silvernagel Craig A	Associate Professor	$121,151.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Jorgensen Lindsey E	Chair, Communication Disorders	$121,123.25	University of South Dakota
2022	South Dakota State University	Ge Xijin	Professor	$121,116.00	South Dakota State University
2022	University of South Dakota	Hess Wendy N	Professor	$121,111.18	University of South Dakota