Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$63,329
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$20,031
24.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$64,347
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$83,360
Kept after tax
$63,329
Worth in national money
$64,347
State rank
13
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Minnesota is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $83,360, which ranks 13 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 9.38% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 128 among 490 occupations Minnesota publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $83,360, take-home of $63,329 is worth roughly $64,347 in national money. The average comes to $85,130, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota ranks 13 of 51 states publishing a median for police and sheriff's patrol officers, at $83,360 — about 9.38% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Position 128 of 490 in Minnesota places police and sheriff's patrol officers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for police and sheriff's patrol officers, whose median is $83,360, the adjusted figure of $64,347 differs little from $63,329 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $85,130 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $60,670 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $106,160 |
| This salary | $83,360 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $63,329 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,474 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,088 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $77,468 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,028 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Minnesota earn under $83,360 and half over. The published range runs $60,670 at the tenth percentile to $106,160 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $63,329 take-home in Minnesota comes from $83,360. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 128 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $64,347, the adjusted value of that $83,360 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 128 of 490 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $60,670 to $106,160; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $63,329, from $83,360, assumes a single Minnesota filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 128 of 490 locally, and the state ranks 13 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $64,347 — the adjusted value of that $83,360 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 128 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $60,670 at the tenth percentile, $106,160 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Minnesota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $64,347 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Minnesota's own levy, $63,329 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($60,670 to $106,160) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $64,347 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $63,329 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.