| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Thompson Ryan |
|
$72,066.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Clark Thomas A |
Instructor |
$72,064.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Aga Karmen A |
Director, Office Of Sponsored |
$72,063.88 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2022 |
Black Hills State University |
Bergmann David |
|
$72,058.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Burger Donald A |
Associate Professor |
$72,056.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Behnke Ruben J |
Mesonet Research Climatologist/Research Associate Ii |
$72,050.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Kerkvliet Jason G |
Research Associate Ii |
$72,050.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Luebker Mark |
Web & Strategic Communications Manager |
$72,046.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Hasselquist Laura L |
Assistant Professor |
$72,046.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Luebker Mark S |
Web & Strategic Communications Manager |
$72,046.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Tiahrt Skylar W |
Crm Integration Specialist |
$72,038.07 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Martinez Monteagudo Sergio I |
Assistant Professor |
$72,037.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Osorio Estevez Johan S |
Assistant Professor |
$72,027.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Derynck Gregory D |
Program Director |
$72,025.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Vander Heyden Michael L |
Wellness Center Coordinator |
$72,022.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Schmidt Rick |
|
$72,021.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Smith Kasey |
|
$72,021.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Olson Dan T |
Assistant Manager-Seed Certification |
$72,018.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Soucy Cecilia |
|
$72,014.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Van Nuys Frank W |
Professor |
$72,012.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Briddick Hande |
Associate Professor |
$72,006.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Liebl Andrea L |
Assistant Professor |
$72,001.86 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Wagner Robert M |
Head Coach - Softball |
$72,001.02 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Wagner Robert M |
Head Coach - Softball |
$72,001.02 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Wagner Robert M |
Head Coach - Softball |
$72,001.02 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Messersmith Jessica J |
Faculty Athletic Advisor (Far) |
$72,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Atoba Olabisi |
Assistant Professor |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Hoskinson Anne-Marie |
Assistant Professor |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Atoba Olabisi A |
Assistant Professor |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hoskinson Anne-Marie |
Assistant Professor |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Black Hills State University |
Benzmiller Gregory |
Instructor, Management/Mba Coord |
$72,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Bastian Graham E |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Nutrition |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Shoemaker Marni E |
Assistant Professor |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Johnson Gabryella C |
Asst Coach, Women's Basketball |
$72,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Johnson Gabryella C |
Asst Coach, Women's Basketball |
$72,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Leise Eric D |
Director, International Relations |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Switzer Jeffrey M |
Lecturer |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Knopf Shannon |
|
$72,000.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Meendering Jonathan |
Project Architect |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Staniszewski Erin P |
Academic Shared Service Center Director |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Meendering Jonathan |
Project Architect |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Lee Sangbong |
Assistant Professor, Marketing |
$72,000.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Johnson Gabryella C |
Asst Coach, Women's Basketball |
$72,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Schuknecht Arica |
Coordinator, Clinical Foundations |
$72,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Sinha Ankan |
Research Scientist Iii |
$72,000.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Arends Robin |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$71,998.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Arends Robin F |
Clinical Assistant Professor |
$71,998.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Workman Janet |
|
$71,997.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Hill Andy J |
Budget And Finance Specialist |
$71,993.14 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Wiedrich Henry L |
Instructor |
$71,986.26 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Wiedrich Henry L |
Instructor |
$71,986.26 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Porter Theresa M |
Technology Integration Special |
$71,981.55 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Heller Barbara J |
Lecturer/Entrepreneurship Coordinator |
$71,978.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Vander Wal Jennifer R |
Assistant Director Of Institutional Research |
$71,963.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
York Robin |
|
$71,963.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Bice Jeremy K |
Physical Plant Specialist |
$71,949.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Sudbeck Donavin W |
Physical Plant Specialist |
$71,949.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Port Charles A |
Physical Plant Specialist |
$71,949.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Clodfelter Dwane D |
Physical Plant Specialist |
$71,949.46 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Hawkinson David C |
Associate Professor |
$71,949.03 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Hawkinson David C |
Associate Professor |
$71,949.03 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Hauschild-Mork Melissa M |
Associate Professor |
$71,947.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Dailey Rocky A |
Associate Professor |
$71,942.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Redetzke Rebecca A |
Ssom Eval & Assessment Spec |
$71,938.02 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Wood Krista A |
Head Coach-Softball |
$71,932.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Kharel Parashu R |
Associate Professor |
$71,929.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Vondruska Judy |
Lecturer |
$71,922.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Vondruska Judy A |
Lecturer |
$71,922.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Walker Patricia |
|
$71,921.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Pelzel Heidi A |
Instructor |
$71,914.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Holmes Terri |
|
$71,905.50 |
Northern State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Christian Michele |
Archivist & Special Collections Associate Librarian |
$71,900.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Christian Michele A |
Archivist & Special Collections Assistant Librarian |
$71,900.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Ehlert Krista A |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Range Management |
$71,897.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Karki David |
Extension Field Specialist Ii - Agronomy |
$71,897.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Stangl Rhonda |
|
$71,883.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2019 |
Black Hills State University |
Reznikov Andrey |
Professor, English |
$71,876.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kinzer Marlin |
Director |
$71,871.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Downey Patricia K |
Professor |
$71,869.61 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Downey Patricia K |
Professor |
$71,869.61 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Pagnac Darrin C |
Associate Professor |
$71,868.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Atteberry-Gustafson Anna M |
Assistant Director Of Nursing Student Services/Instructor |
$71,859.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Schnee Richard W |
Department Head |
$71,850.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Schnee Richard W |
Associate Professor |
$71,850.01 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Carlson Robert D |
Manager-Print Lab |
$71,850.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Heylens Kathleen A |
Associate Athletic Director-Compliance/Senior Women's Administrator |
$71,849.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Clement Travis J |
Research Associate Iii |
$71,848.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Grubbs Judson K |
Assistant Professor |
$71,828.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Reins Kevin |
Associate Professor |
$71,827.73 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Gordon-Bland Deborah E |
Associate Professor |
$71,826.87 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Murphy Arthur J |
Associate Professor/Associate Director |
$71,820.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Petersen Thomas J |
|
$71,812.35 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Herrera Jesus M |
Director |
$71,812.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilmore Allison B |
Department Head |
$71,799.60 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Gilmore Allison B |
Professor |
$71,799.48 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
Black Hills State University |
Ahmed Ishraq |
|
$71,794.00 |
Black Hills State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Leffler Alan J |
Assistant Professor |
$71,780.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Moulton Jean |
|
$71,763.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Dubbelde Victoria |
Lecturer |
$71,760.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bly Anthony G |
Extension Field Specialist Ii-Soils |
$71,758.00 |
South Dakota State University |