| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Ragothaman Srinivasan |
Professor |
$167,237.64 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Ragothaman Srinivasan |
Professor |
$167,237.64 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Cassady Joseph P |
Sd Corn Endowed Dean-Agricultural, Food & Environmental Sciences/Professor |
$167,083.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kellar Jon |
Professor |
$167,018.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Kurtz Eric G |
Executive Director |
$166,980.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Doerner Kinchel |
Dean-Graduate School/Professor |
$166,709.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Doerner Kinchel C |
Dean-Graduate School/Professor/Transitional Interim Dean-College Of Natl Science |
$166,709.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Kellar Jon J |
Prof/D F Prof/Nuco Prof |
$166,582.61 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Hellwig Thaddaus R |
Professor |
$166,345.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Laible Brad R |
Associate Dean For Academic Programs/Professor |
$166,278.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Messersmith Jessica J |
Associate Dean, Col Of A&S |
$166,216.96 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Vukovich Matthew D |
Associate Dean Of Research/Professor |
$166,047.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Naser Richard H |
|
$166,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Salem David R |
Director Cape/Prof Met & Cbe |
$165,972.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Clem James R |
Associate Dean For Student Services/Professor |
$165,949.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Wright David L |
Klingbeil Endowed Department Head/Professor |
$165,822.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Berg-Poppe Patti J |
Professor |
$165,754.81 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Ragothaman Srinivasan |
Black Hills Corp Professorship |
$165,746.49 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Anderson Laurie C |
|
$165,690.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Cassady Joseph P |
Department Head/Professor/Interim Department Head-Dairy & Food Science |
$165,429.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Dykstra De Vee E |
|
$165,416.58 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Strain Joey D |
Professor |
$165,298.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Smith Steve J |
Professor/Program Director |
$165,155.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Petukhov Andre G |
|
$165,148.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Lemon Michael D |
Professor |
$165,114.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Bott Rebecca C |
Dean--Honors College/Professor |
$165,061.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Kattelmann Kendra K |
Director/Distinguished Professor |
$165,009.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Mennenga Heidi A |
Associate Dean-Academic Programs/Professor |
$165,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Willis Michaela L |
Vice President Of Student Affairs |
$165,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Grieve Kimberly A |
Vp-Student Svs/Dean-Students |
$165,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Willis Michaela |
Vice President Of Student Affairs |
$165,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Grieve Kimberly A |
|
$165,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Kurtz Eric G |
|
$165,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Schweinle Amy M |
Dean, School Of Ed |
$164,960.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Doolittle James J |
Professor Emeritus Of Soil Science |
$164,809.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Doolittle James J |
Professor Emeritus Of Soil Science |
$164,809.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Hennings Jane |
Director/Department Head/Professor |
$164,658.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Hennings Jane |
Temporary Professor |
$164,658.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Jensen Bender Wendy S |
Professor |
$164,417.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Wright David L |
Department Head/Professor |
$164,180.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Palmer Daniel J |
Assoc Vp, Institutional Research |
$164,042.95 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Perumal Omathanu P |
Associate Dean For Research/Professor |
$164,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Bassett Kurt D |
Department Head/Professor |
$163,984.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Dudash Fenster Michele R |
Department Head/Professor |
$163,755.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Smith Steve J |
|
$163,719.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Smith Steve J |
Professor/Program Director |
$163,719.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Tummala Hemachand |
Department Head/Professor |
$163,500.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Salem David R |
Director Cape/Prof Met & Cbe |
$163,472.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Zimmerman Jason R |
Associate Dean/Professor |
$163,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Beckmann Klaus S |
Associate Professor |
$162,508.70 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Peters Stacy J |
Professor |
$162,468.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Heins Jodi R |
Director Of Experiential Education/Professor |
$162,426.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Helling Mary K |
Vice Provost-Academic Affairs/Professor |
$162,283.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Rankin James M |
President |
$162,206.67 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Keys Hall Teresa J |
Department Head/Director/Professor |
$162,165.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Birkeland Kathryn F |
Assoc Dean, School Of Business |
$162,152.25 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Birkeland Kathryn F |
Assoc Dean, School Of Business |
$162,152.25 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Birkeland Kathryn F |
Assoc Dean, School Of Business |
$162,152.25 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Clay David E |
South Dakota Corn Chair/Distinguished Professor |
$161,609.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Cogswell Kurt D |
Department Head/Professor |
$161,556.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
Danielsen Jeff |
|
$161,485.00 |
Lake Area Technical Institute |
| 2020 |
South Dakota State University |
Reid Richard A |
Associate Dean & Professor Emeritus Of The Jerome J Lohr College Of Engineering |
$161,449.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Reid Richard A |
Associate Dean & Professor Emeritus Of The Jerome J Lohr College Of Engineering |
$161,449.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Mielke Barry A |
Associate Vice President - Facilities & Services |
$161,385.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
Northern State University |
Kiesow Alyssa |
|
$161,353.54 |
Northern State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Cammack Kristi M |
Director-West River Agricultural Center/Professor |
$161,222.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Earnest David C |
Chair, Political Science |
$161,175.66 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Cassady Joseph P |
Department Head/Professor |
$160,944.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Hietpas Steven M |
Professor |
$160,821.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Price Maribeth H |
Dean Of Graduate Education |
$160,782.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2017 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Lisa M |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Commodity Marketing |
$160,706.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Elliott Lisa |
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist-Commodity Marketing |
$160,706.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Hennings Jane |
Director/Department Head/Professor |
$160,645.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Uzunlar Nuri |
|
$160,631.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Wright David L |
Department Head/Professor |
$160,595.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Karabon Anne E |
Academic Director/Associate Professor |
$160,499.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Doolittle James J |
Associate Vice President-Research Assurance & Sponsored Programs/Professor |
$160,422.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2023 |
South Dakota State University |
Trautman Karla H |
Director - Sdsu Extension |
$160,326.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Bassett Kurt D |
Department Head/Professor |
$160,305.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Crawford Grant A |
Dir Amp/Professor Met Engr |
$160,219.04 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Bott Rebecca C |
Dean--Honors College/Professor |
$160,219.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2024 |
South Dakota State University |
Kappes John |
Professor |
$160,205.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2020 |
University of South Dakota |
Schweinle Amy M |
Interim Dean, School Of Ed |
$160,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2018 |
South Dakota State University |
Hahn Damion |
Head Coach-Wrestling |
$160,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
University of South Dakota |
Schweinle Amy M |
|
$160,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Macfadden Lisa N |
Prof Of Practice/Dir. Biomechanics Research |
$160,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Macfadden Lisa N |
Prof Of Practice/Dir. Biomechanics Research |
$160,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
South Dakota State University |
Seefeldt Teresa M |
Vice Provost For Undergraduate Education/Associate Professor |
$160,000.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Macfadden Lisa N |
Prof Of Practice/Dir. Biomechanics Research |
$160,000.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2023 |
University of South Dakota |
Nissen Ranelle M |
Assoc Dean, Health Sciences |
$160,000.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2019 |
South Dakota State University |
Mistry Vikram V |
David A Thompson Endowed Department Head/Professor |
$159,996.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Kattelmann Kendra K |
Director/Distinguished Professor |
$159,988.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2017 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Muci Kuchler Karim H |
|
$159,757.96 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2021 |
University of South Dakota |
Baete Kenyon Denyelle C |
Dir, Mph |
$159,537.91 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2022 |
University of South Dakota |
Kelley Bruce C |
Dean, Col Of Fine Arts |
$159,245.00 |
University of South Dakota |
| 2021 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Kelley Bruce C |
Dean, Col Of Fine Arts |
$159,245.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2022 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
Kelley Bruce C |
Dean, Col Of Fine Arts |
$159,245.00 |
University Center - Sioux Falls |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Ujah Nacasius U |
Associate Professor |
$159,186.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2021 |
South Dakota State University |
Dudash Fenster Michele R |
Department Head/Professor |
$159,162.00 |
South Dakota State University |
| 2019 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
Salem David R |
Director Cape/Prof Met & Cbe |
$159,120.00 |
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |