Highest Professor Salary at South Dakota Colleges
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 average professor salary of the South Dakota colleges is $95,434 based on 9-months contract or equivalent data. The following table lists the top 10 colleges with the highest professor 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 | $122,663 (35) 2.38% | $113,564 (20) 0.47% | - | - | $179,728 (15) 6.47% |
| 2 | 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% |
| 3 | South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD | $108,359 (113) 6.18% | $106,249 (77) 6.30% | - | - | $150,496 (36) 5.31% |
| 4 | Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD | $107,558 (17) 3.32% | $108,984 (15) 4.76% | $142,047 (1) 22.16% | - | $87,850 (1) |
| 5 | Presentation CollegeAberdeen, SD | $102,491 (2) 57.50% | $102,491 (2) 57.50% | - | - | - |
| 6 | Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD | $92,082 (21) 4.46% | $92,082 (21) 4.46% | - | - | - |
| 7 | Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, SD | $91,527 (27) 7.39% | $91,527 (27) 7.39% | - | - | - |
| 8 | Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD | $77,595 (34) 7.49% | $76,563 (31) 7.76% | - | - | $117,667 (3) 0.14% |
| 9 | University of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD | $71,330 (12) 1.43% | $71,330 (12) 1.43% | - | - | - |
| 10 | Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, SD | $71,181 (4) 6.91% | $71,181 (4) 6.91% | - | - | - |