Professor Salary at South Dakota Colleges
The 2023 average professor salary at South Dakota colleges is $87,093 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest professor salary of $122,663 among South Dakota colleges followed by University of South Dakota ($109,556) and South Dakota State University ($108,359).
The following table lists the South Dakota colleges with professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by salary in descending order. The number in parenthesis is the number of faculty for the contract length relatively.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD | $122,663 (35) 2.38% | $113,564 (20) 0.47% | - | - | $179,728 (15) 6.47% |
| University of South DakotaVermillion, SD | $109,556 (76) 4.56% | $106,582 (51) 4.08% | $113,948 (7) 5.99% | $130,905 (6) 3.77% | $170,026 (12) 4.92% |
| South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | $108,359 (113) 6.18% | $106,249 (77) 6.30% | - | - | $150,496 (36) 5.31% |
| Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD | $107,558 (17) 3.32% | $108,984 (15) 4.76% | $142,047 (1) 22.16% | - | $87,850 (1) |
| Presentation CollegeAberdeen, SD | $102,491 (2) 57.50% | $102,491 (2) 57.50% | - | - | - |
| Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD | $92,082 (21) 4.46% | $92,082 (21) 4.46% | - | - | - |
| Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD | $91,527 (27) 7.39% | $91,527 (27) 7.39% | - | - | - |
| Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD | $77,595 (34) 7.49% | $76,563 (31) 7.76% | - | - | $117,667 (3) 0.14% |
| University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD | $71,330 (12) 1.43% | $71,330 (12) 1.43% | - | - | - |
| Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD | $71,181 (4) 6.91% | $71,181 (4) 6.91% | - | - | - |
| Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD | $65,138 (8) 1.94% | - | $60,605 (7) 0.50% | - | $185,724 (1) 2.00% |
| Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD | $61,508 (14) 1.32% | $62,681 (12) 0.94% | - | - | $72,625 (2) - |
| Kairos UniversitySioux Falls, SD | $51,219 (10) 9.88% | - | - | - | $68,292 (10) 9.88% |