Police officer · Mankato, MN
Police officer in Mankato: $2,553/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Mankato at $83,670 a year. About 150 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.63). The 10th percentile is $43,660 and the 90th is $106,160. Pay ranks 69th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,553 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 78 miles away, at $2,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,553
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,670
$43,660 to $106,160
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.63
Pay rank
69th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $83,670.
- Taxes$1,721
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
- Left over$2,553
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,670
- Federal income tax
- −$10,021
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,401
- State income tax (MN)
- −$4,226
- Take-home pay
- $63,022
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$6,973 gross, minus $1,721 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
$2,553
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 Mankato?
$83,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Mankato?
$2,553 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 7.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 78 miles away, leaves $2,648 a month, more than Mankato.