| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Muehlbeier Brian K |
Sr Construction Project Manage |
$87,973.54 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Leibiger Carol A |
Assoc Prof/Info Lit Coord |
$87,971.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Keenan Sarah W |
Assistant Professor |
$87,962.48 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Mcfadden Lisa M |
Assistant Professor |
$87,959.55 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Professor |
$87,951.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Shore Jay |
Associate Professor |
$87,913.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Custis Tyler L |
|
$87,902.05 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Celik Wiltse Evren |
Professor |
$87,889.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Qiao Mengyu |
|
$87,882.03 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Hatfield Gary D |
Associate Professor |
$87,873.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Tanner Timothy D |
State 4H Program Director |
$87,870.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Tazarv Mostafa |
Associate Professor |
$87,855.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Johnson John R |
Grants Dev & Research Manager |
$87,854.54 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Cempellin Leda |
Associate Academic Director/Professor |
$87,853.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Hong Zhongkui |
Associate Professor |
$87,849.20 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Graper David |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Commercial Horticulture |
$87,848.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Graper David F |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Commercial Horticulture |
$87,848.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Emerson Ann M |
Asst Dir, Financial Aid |
$87,847.76 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Holdhusen J D |
Director, Choral Activities |
$87,845.61 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Lindell Lisa R |
Catalog Librarian/Professor |
$87,845.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Wone Bernard W |
Associate Professor |
$87,840.01 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Wone Bernard W |
Associate Professor |
$87,840.01 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Bheemasetti Tejo |
Assistant Professor |
$87,832.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Ghabchi Rouzbeh |
Associate Professor |
$87,826.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Uzunlar Nuri |
Professor |
$87,825.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sobolev Vladimir L |
Professor |
$87,768.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Chandrasekher Gudiseva |
Associate Professor |
$87,768.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Roy Sayan |
Assistant Professor |
$87,765.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Sereda Grigoriy A |
Professor |
$87,726.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Hunter Karla M |
Professor |
$87,724.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhou Yue |
Assistant Professor |
$87,721.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Zhou Yue |
Assistant Professor |
$87,721.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Moradi Rekabdarkolaee Hossein |
Assistant Professor |
$87,714.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Prigge William D |
Professor |
$87,712.02 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Hemphill Gary B |
Beavers Charitable Trust Professor Of Practice In Heavy Construction |
$87,701.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Enz Molly K |
Professor |
$87,685.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Diel Diego |
Assistant Professor |
$87,677.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Diel Diego G |
Assistant Professor |
$87,677.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Heiberger Greg A |
Associate Dean Of Academics & Student Success/Assistant Professor |
$87,676.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Breske Joshua |
Head Football Coach |
$87,637.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Jensen Dean H |
Associate Professor |
$87,633.80 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Hammell Joshua |
Res Sci Iii Aml Lab Mgr |
$87,621.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kliche Donna V |
Associate Professor |
$87,617.03 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Xiuqing |
Professor |
$87,617.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mathew Febina M |
Associate Professor |
$87,607.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Kuebler Michelle M |
Director Of Admissions Operations |
$87,604.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Blair Amanda D |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Meat Science |
$87,586.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Alsup John |
Professor, Math Education |
$87,571.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Sun Yongchen |
Associate Professor |
$87,555.86 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Rozum Molly P |
Assoc Prof/R.Nelson Distg Prof |
$87,548.27 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Bellum Kimberly |
|
$87,526.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Cutler Kay M |
Professor |
$87,516.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Auger Donald L |
Professor |
$87,511.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Corwin Luke A |
Assistant Professor |
$87,502.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Wei Lin |
Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator |
$87,501.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Thiyagarajan Magesh |
Professor |
$87,500.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Thiyagarajan Magesh |
Department Head |
$87,500.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Grode-Hanks Carol |
Vp Of Academics |
$87,500.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Qin Luye |
Assistant Professor |
$87,500.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Chen Chien-Wen |
Assistant Professor |
$87,500.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Akowuah Francis E |
Assistant Professor |
$87,499.98 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Vestal Sharon S |
Associate Professor/Coordinator |
$87,474.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Weinrich Trevor D |
Mts Business Advisor |
$87,465.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Fekrmandi Hadi |
Assistant Professor |
$87,455.97 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Gray Susan K |
Professor |
$87,452.45 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Gray Susan K |
Professor |
$87,452.45 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Heller Dennis |
|
$87,443.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Madsen Sara K |
Senior Lecturer |
$87,438.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Fox Elizabeth |
Government Documents Librarian |
$87,425.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Xu Lan |
Professor |
$87,419.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Ramey Peter |
|
$87,414.48 |
Northern State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Chang Young K |
Assistant Professor/Precision Ag Automation Engineer |
$87,398.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Sher Mazhar |
Assistant Professor |
$87,398.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Hallstrom Peggy |
|
$87,392.04 |
Northern State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Vlasman Travis L |
Director Of Graduate Admission |
$87,391.95 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Smart Alexander |
Professor |
$87,374.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Smart Alexander J |
Professor |
$87,374.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Abraham Ross P |
Professor |
$87,371.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Winter Robb M |
Professor |
$87,367.56 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Winter Robb M |
Department Head |
$87,367.44 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Mchugh Jessica J |
Assistant Professor |
$87,364.79 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Allard Ivy N |
Lecturer |
$87,360.70 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Zheng Hong |
Assistant Professor |
$87,354.14 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Daniels Ann M |
Associate Professor/Extension Specialist-Family Life |
$87,348.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gunaje Jayarama B |
Associate Professor |
$87,337.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gunaje Jayarama |
Associate Professor |
$87,337.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
French Adam J |
Associate Professor |
$87,329.43 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Li Xu |
Associate Professor |
$87,325.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Kim Young Ae |
Associate Professor/Program Coordinator |
$87,315.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Isaacson Michael |
Asst To Vp Sta/Title Ix Coord. |
$87,304.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Moore Steven |
|
$87,302.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Sweeney William J |
Professor |
$87,290.95 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Eberhart Patrick F |
Asst Coach, Men's Basketball |
$87,288.67 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Hoefelmeyer James D |
Professor |
$87,287.09 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Heaton Timothy A |
Chief Of Safety & Security |
$87,287.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Tong |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Advanced Production Economics |
$87,286.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Smith Zachary K |
Assistant Professor |
$87,275.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gloege Laura |
Lecturer |
$87,252.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Leffler Alan J |
Associate Professor |
$87,252.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Mctaggart Robert J |
Associate Professor/Assistant Department Head |
$87,248.00 |
South Dakota State University |