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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Rochester, MN

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in Rochester, MN earns $77,230 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,826 a month.

10th percentile
$61,300
25th percentile
$65,260
Median percentile
$77,230
75th percentile
$89,890
90th percentile
$96,430

Based on 390 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

$57,910 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,230
Federal income tax−$8,161
Social Security + Medicare−$5,908
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$5,252
Monthly take-home$4,826
Every two weeks$2,227

Does it go far here?

$85,035Median pay in Rochester, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,276 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, MN

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$239,200
Software Developers$134,450
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,110
Nurse Practitioners$126,270
Management Analysts$108,560
Registered Nurses$101,660
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$99,530
General and Operations Managers$85,650

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