Police officer · Duluth, MN
Police officer in Duluth: $2,035/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Duluth at $76,220 a year. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $58,300 and the 90th is $102,740. Pay ranks 152nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,035 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 160 miles away, at $2,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,035
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,220
$58,300 to $102,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
152nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,220.
- Taxes$1,494
- Rent$1,049
- Other living costs$1,773
- Left over$2,035
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,220
- Federal income tax
- −$8,382
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,831
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,720
- Take-home pay
- $58,287
- Effective tax rate
- 23.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $501
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$6,352 gross, minus $1,494 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
$2,035
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Minneapolis, $2,648/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Duluth?
$76,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Duluth?
$2,035 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 160 miles away, leaves $2,648 a month, more than Duluth.