Police officer · St. Cloud, MN
Police officer in St. Cloud: $2,130/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in St. Cloud at $76,880 a year. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $57,930 and the 90th is $100,110. Pay ranks 139th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Minneapolis, about 68 miles away, at $2,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,130
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,880
$57,930 to $100,110
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
139th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $76,880.
- Taxes$1,514
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
- Left over$2,130
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,880
- Federal income tax
- −$8,528
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,881
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,764
- Take-home pay
- $58,707
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$6,407 gross, minus $1,514 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
$2,130
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 St. Cloud?
$76,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in St. Cloud?
$2,130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Minneapolis, about 68 miles away, leaves $2,648 a month, more than St. Cloud.