Police officer · Rochester, MN
Police officer in Rochester: $1,844/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Rochester at $77,230 a year. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $61,300 and the 90th is $96,430. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,844 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 92 miles away, at $2,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,844
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,230
$61,300 to $96,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
132nd of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $77,230.
- Taxes$1,525
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$1,844
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,230
- Federal income tax
- −$8,605
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,908
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,788
- Take-home pay
- $58,929
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$6,436 gross, minus $1,525 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$1,844
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 Rochester?
$77,230 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Rochester?
$1,844 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 92 miles away, leaves $2,648 a month, more than Rochester.