Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median police and sheriff's patrol officers in St. Cloud, MN earns $76,880 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,807 a month.

10th percentile: $57,930
25th percentile: $73,970
Median percentile: $76,880
75th percentile: $93,610
90th percentile: $100,110

Based on 380 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

$57,687 take-home a year

Gross pay	$76,880
Federal income tax	−$8,084
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,881
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$5,228
Monthly take-home	$4,807
Every two weeks	$2,219

Does it go far here?

$87,731Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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