Highest Faculty Salary at South Dakota Colleges
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest faculty salary of $90,843 among South Dakota colleges followed by South Dakota State University ($83,547) and Dakota State University ($81,180). The average faculty salary of the South Dakota colleges is $72,917 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest faculty salary by contract length. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD | $90,843 (153) 4.04% | $86,086 (133) 4.17% | - | - | $163,299 (20) 6.51% |
| 2 | South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | $83,547 (472) 5.43% | $81,486 (389) 5.27% | - | - | $124,273 (83) 4.68% |
| 3 | Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD | $81,180 (94) 5.41% | $80,839 (92) 5.74% | $142,047 (1) 22.16% | - | $87,850 (1) |
| 4 | University of South DakotaVermillion, SD | $78,836 (397) 5.26% | $77,260 (262) 3.54% | $83,816 (44) 5.26% | $109,354 (17) 7.39% | $112,001 (74) 10.96% |
| 5 | Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD | $72,039 (90) 6.70% | $72,039 (90) 6.70% | - | - | - |
| 6 | Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD | $68,454 (103) 4.38% | $68,454 (103) 4.21% | - | - | - |
| 7 | Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD | $64,332 (143) 5.39% | $63,107 (114) 4.44% | $73,431 (11) 30.40% | $73,355 (5) 0.99% | $100,342 (13) 3.95% |
| 8 | Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchell, SD | $63,902 (67) 4.63% | $64,157 (51) 4.01% | $70,896 (10) 7.08% | $75,664 (6) 5.86% | - |
| 9 | Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD | $63,128 (44) 1.04% | - | $55,034 (34) 1.61% | - | $145,812 (10) 0.19% |
| 10 | Lake Area Technical CollegeWatertown, SD | $62,906 (114) 3.99% | $62,533 (96) 3.89% | $79,357 (4) 5.14% | $77,049 (14) 5.19% | - |