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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Minnesota

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Minnesota earns $83,360 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,150 a month.

10th percentile
$60,670
25th percentile
$75,750
Median percentile
$83,360
75th percentile
$98,430
90th percentile
$106,160

Based on 9,160 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,805 take-home a year
Gross pay$83,360
Federal income tax−$9,509
Social Security + Medicare−$6,377
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,668
Monthly take-home$5,150
Every two weeks$2,377

Does it go far here?

$84,526Median pay in Minnesota is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minnesota

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$568,150
Anesthesiologists$496,510
Emergency Medicine Physicians$390,940
General Internal Medicine Physicians$373,700
Physicians, All Other$367,320
Physicians, Pathologists$362,270
Psychiatrists$336,410
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,910

All police and sheriff's patrol officers salaries · Take-home pay in Minnesota