| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Jones Eric A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Weed Management |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Scott Brandon |
Assistant Professor |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
Grode-Hanks Carol |
Vp Of Academics |
$84,000.00 |
Mitchell Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bergstrom Brian P |
Assistant Coach-Football |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Peterson Janet M |
Director Of Shared Services |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Rogers James M |
Assistant Coach-Football |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhou Shan |
Assistant Professor |
$84,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Lessani Bamdad |
Assistant Professor |
$83,999.97 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
Black Hills State University |
Klug Jane |
|
$83,995.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Klug Jane |
|
$83,995.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Wood Scott T |
Assistant Professor |
$83,987.14 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Kupershmidt Sabina |
Associate Professor |
$83,979.96 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Kupershmidt Sabina |
Associate Professor |
$83,979.96 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Oszwaldowski Rafal M |
|
$83,979.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Jewell Melody E |
Senior Lecturer |
$83,962.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Western Dakota Tech |
Buchholz Stephen G |
|
$83,959.20 |
Western Dakota Tech |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Koromyslova Ekaterina A |
Assistant Professor |
$83,957.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Messerli Mark |
Associate Professor |
$83,949.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sobolev Vladimir L |
Professor |
$83,943.99 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Twedt Michael P |
Senior Lecturer/Program Engineer |
$83,938.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Keenan Sarah |
Assistant Professor |
$83,930.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Carson Paula P |
Associate Professor |
$83,915.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Associate Professor |
$83,908.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Gu Zhengrong |
Associate Professor |
$83,908.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Hook Phillip M |
Professor |
$83,905.33 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Rolz Eckhard |
Professor |
$83,894.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Citrak Joshua |
|
$83,888.97 |
Northern State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Robert B |
|
$83,884.40 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Scepaniak Amy J |
Deaf Blind Coordinator |
$83,872.67 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Jiang Nan |
Professor |
$83,865.80 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Jiang Nan |
Professor |
$83,865.80 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Wang Tong |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Advanced Production Economics |
$83,865.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Goodman Douglas R |
|
$83,863.50 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Williams Kas A |
Director Of Multicultural Affairs |
$83,855.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Van Nuys Frank |
Professor |
$83,854.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Burrows Rhoda L |
Professor/Extension Specialist-Horticulture |
$83,847.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mccausland Gwen M |
Director-Sd Agricultural Heritage Museum |
$83,821.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Ragsdale Chalon A |
Professor |
$83,808.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Fuller Billy W |
Professor |
$83,806.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Davidson Bradley M |
|
$83,800.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Mennenga Heidi |
Associate Professor/Ms-Nurse Educator Specialization Coordinator |
$83,798.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Morrow Laura |
|
$83,796.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Zhao Long |
Assistant Professor |
$83,790.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Stewart Carmen M |
Director, Headstart |
$83,787.88 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Goodfellow Kimberlie A |
Testing Center Director |
$83,779.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Leibiger Carol A |
|
$83,775.25 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hendricks Bernard D |
Experiential Scheduler/Continuing Education Coordinator |
$83,773.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Hendricks Bernard |
Experiential Scheduler/Continuing Education Coordinator |
$83,773.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Mollman Scott H |
Professor |
$83,769.18 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Prigge William D |
Professor |
$83,763.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Andersen Patricia M |
Director, Devereaux Library |
$83,742.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Koontz Ryan H |
Integrated Mfg Specialist |
$83,725.40 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
O'neill Kari L |
Program Manager-Extension Community Vitality |
$83,725.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Foland Kay L |
Professor |
$83,714.04 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Toronto Emily W |
Professor |
$83,714.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Hoppe Adam D |
Associate Professor |
$83,711.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Logue Cathy J |
Coord, Student Prof Sup |
$83,702.67 |
University of South Dakota |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |