Salary of a GIS/Remote Sensing Professor in South Dakota

My friend and I happened to land on the South Dakota Government Information website, the Open SD. It is the official State Government website that publishes public records including salaries of State employees in South Dakota, U.S.

The fact that everyone has access to the records, curiosity began to creep in me. I asked "How much does a GIS or Remote Sensing professor or teacher of a State university in South Dakota gets monthly or annually?" So, I searched for professors' names from the South Dakota State University (SDSU) - GIS Center of Excellence.

Here's what I found, listed from the highest-earning professor to the least.

Dr. David Roy - Senior Scientist, Professor - $123,186.00 annually ($10265.5 monthly salary)

Dr. Matthew Hansen - Senior Scientist, Co-Director - $119,949.00 annually ($9995.75 monthly salary)

Dr. Geoffrey Henebry - Senior Scientist, Professor - $110,455.00 annually ($9204.58 monthly salary)

Dr. Cochrane - Senior Scientist, Professor - $110,258.00 annually ($9188.16 monthly salary)

Dr. Michael Wimberly - Senior Scientist, Associate Professor - $97,694.00 annually ($8141.16 monthly salary)

Dr. Zhang - Senior Scientist, Associate Professor - $97,522.00 annually ($8126.83 monthly salary)

A regular staff, like a research Staff or a Geospatial Analyst is paid $39,779.00 annually ($3314.92 monthly salary).

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