Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in Grand Forks, North Dakota

The annual salary statistics of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Grand Forks, North Dakota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Grand Forks is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,330
25th Percentile Wage
$61,700
50th Percentile Wage
$62,550
75th Percentile Wage
$74,310
90th Percentile Wage
$77,220

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for police and sheriff's patrol officers in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,330.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$62,550
-3.13% 23.01%
2021
$64,510
6.43% -
2020
$60,360
2.70% -
2019
$58,730
3.97% -
2018
$56,400
1.21% -
2017
$55,720
8.17% -
2016
$51,170
6.08% -
2015
$48,060
-2.41% -
2014
$49,220
0.20% -
2013
$49,120
1.95% -
2012
$48,160
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Table 2. Compare Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer Salary in Grand Forks with Other North Dakota Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,550 in Grand Forks is in the middle of salary range for police and sheriff's patrol officers in state of North Dakota. In comparison, the annual salary of police and sheriff's patrol officers in Grand Forks is 6.2 percent (6.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Fargo and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Fargo
$66,650
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$62,870
Grand Forks
$62,550
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$61,230
Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$61,090
Bismarck
$60,590
West Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$50,420
East Central North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$49,300
Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area
$46,670

See also: Top paying jobs in Grand Forks, North Dakota.