Highest Instructor Salary at South Dakota Colleges
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has the highest instructor salary of $70,581 among South Dakota colleges followed by Dakota State University ($63,042) and University of South Dakota ($62,941). The average instructor salary of the South Dakota colleges is $57,281 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest instructor salary by contract length. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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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 | $70,581 2.71% | $69,192 2.26% | - | - | $110,764 4.72% |
| 2 | Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD | $63,042 3.65% | $63,042 3.65% | - | - | - |
| 3 | University of South DakotaVermillion, SD | $62,941 0.15% | $60,777 0.52% | $75,629 0.86% | $78,483 2.98% | $99,462 3.85% |
| 4 | South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | $62,844 2.70% | $64,019 3.69% | $53,281 2.46% | - | $80,487 0.28% |
| 5 | Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD | $60,066 2.88% | $60,066 2.88% | - | - | - |
| 6 | Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD | $59,776 2.00% | $59,776 2.00% | - | - | - |
| 7 | Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD | $54,746 0.05% | $54,746 0.05% | - | - | - |
| 8 | Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, SD | $53,269 - | $53,269 - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Sinte Gleska UniversityMission, SD | $43,158 2.05% | - | - | - | $57,543 2.05% |
| 10 | Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD | $42,385 4.12% | - | $47,095 4.12% | - | - |