Police officer · Bismarck, ND
Police officer in Bismarck: $1,522/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Bismarck at $63,230 a year. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $56,660 and the 90th is $89,670. Pay ranks 245th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,522 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 190 miles away, at $2,488 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,522
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,230
$56,660 to $89,670
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
245th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $63,230.
- Taxes$866
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$1,522
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,230
- Federal income tax
- −$5,549
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,837
- State income tax (ND)
- −$3
- Take-home pay
- $52,841
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$5,269 gross, minus $866 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$1,522
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,488/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Bismarck?
$63,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Bismarck?
$1,522 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Fargo, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,488 a month, more than Bismarck.