Police officer · Minot, ND
Police officer in Minot: $1,384/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Minot at $60,210 a year. About 120 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $58,050 and the 90th is $79,970. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,384 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 220 miles away, at $2,488 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,384
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,210
$58,050 to $79,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
279th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $60,210.
- Taxes$816
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$1,384
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,210
- Federal income tax
- −$5,187
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,606
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,417
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$5,018 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$1,384
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 Minot?
$60,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Minot?
$1,384 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Fargo, about 220 miles away, leaves $2,488 a month, more than Minot.