Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers salary in Fargo, ND
Median pay for police & sheriff's patrol officers in Fargo, ND: $73,990/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $58,980 – $92,470 · about 410 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($69,845) by +$4,145 (+6%).
What it's really worth in Fargo
With Fargo's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $73,990 has the buying power of about $83,009 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $73,641 · median home $327,854 · median rent $1,156/mo.
How Fargo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Fargo, ND is 86th of the 186 metros we hold police & sheriff's patrol officers wages for. Once Fargo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 66th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Fargo is one of the places where police & sheriff's patrol officers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Fargo
A median home in Fargo, ND costs $327,854 — about 4.4× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,156/mo works out at 19% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where police & sheriff's patrol officers earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Fargo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Fargo | Rent vs Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $145,340 | +96% | 3.1× |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,860 | +82% | 2.8× |
| Vallejo, CA | $125,130 | +69% | 2.1× |
| Santa Maria, CA | $118,140 | +60% | 2.9× |
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.