Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Minnesota

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$83,360

Median hourly

$40

Average annual

$85,130

Employed in state

9.2K

The median annual salary for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Minnesota is $83,360, or about $40 an hour. That is 9% higher than the national median.

Pay in Minnesota ranges from $60,670 at the 10th percentile to $106,160 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 9.2K people work as police and sheriff's patrol officers in the state.

Pay distribution in Minnesota

10th$60,670

25th$75,750

Median$83,360

75th$98,430

90th$106,160

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $40.08
Daily: $321
Weekly: $1,603
Bi-weekly: $3,206
Monthly: $6,947
Annual: $83,360

$83,360 a year is around the 50th percentile for Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officerss in Minnesota. The median is $83,360.

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers — Minnesota
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$29.20	$60,670
25th percentile	$36.40	$75,750
Median	$40.10	$83,360
75th percentile	$47.30	$98,430
90th percentile	$51.00	$106,160
Average (mean)	$40.90	$85,130
Employment	9,160 people

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers pay by metro area in Minnesota

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$97,190	5.6K
Mankato, MN	$83,670	150
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$77,440	500
Rochester, MN	$77,230	390
St. Cloud, MN	$76,880	380
Duluth, MN-WI	$76,220	510
Fargo, ND-MN	$76,180	420
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$74,500	220
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$74,050	290

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