Police officer · Fargo, ND
Police officer in Fargo: $2,488/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Fargo at $76,180 a year. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $60,710 and the 90th is $95,960. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($885/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,488 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 217 miles away, at $2,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,488
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,180
$60,710 to $95,960
Rent (1 bd)
$885
$1,054 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
154th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,180.
- Taxes$1,205
- Rent$885
- Other living costs$1,771
- Left over$2,488
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,180
- Federal income tax
- −$8,374
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,828
- State income tax (ND)
- −$256
- Take-home pay
- $61,723
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $885
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $505
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,656
Left over each month
$6,348 gross, minus $1,205 in tax and $2,656 in living costs.
$2,488
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 Fargo?
$76,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Fargo?
$2,488 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $885, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 217 miles away, leaves $2,648 a month, more than Fargo.