Police officer · Grand Forks, ND
Police officer in Grand Forks: $2,333/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Grand Forks at $74,500 a year. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $58,500 and the 90th is $80,350. Pay ranks 174th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($924/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,333 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 64 miles away, at $2,488 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,333
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,500
$58,500 to $80,350
Rent (1 bd)
$924
$1,100 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
174th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $74,500.
- Taxes$1,161
- Rent$924
- Other living costs$1,791
- Left over$2,333
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,500
- Federal income tax
- −$8,004
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,699
- State income tax (ND)
- −$223
- Take-home pay
- $60,574
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $924
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,715
Left over each month
$6,208 gross, minus $1,161 in tax and $2,715 in living costs.
$2,333
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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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Grand Forks?
$74,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Grand Forks?
$2,333 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $924, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Fargo, about 64 miles away, leaves $2,488 a month, more than Grand Forks.