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Minnetrista Police Department entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Minnetrista Police Department starts at $80,334 a year — about $38.62 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $11,944 above the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $9,070 above the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Minnesota run about 1% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $81,457 would somewhere at average prices — $1,123 more than the headline figure. That average hides a wide spread: utilities at 91, where goods are 101. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
How big the department isMinnetrista Police Department reported 15 sworn officers and 3 civilian staff to the FBI for 2025. That is 1.3 officers per 1,000 residents, over a population of 11,431.A rate is only meaningful for a city department, where the population served is the city’s own. Reporting to the FBI is voluntary, so a count can reflect a partial return as easily as a small agency, and the FBI asks that agencies not be compared on staffing. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Full-time Law Enforcement Employees, 2025.
About Minnetrista
Minnetrista Public Safety Department polices two cities — Minnetrista and St. Bonifacius — across more than 30 square miles west of Lake Minnetonka for a combined population of over 11,000. It runs a director of public safety, a deputy chief, two sergeants, twelve police officers, two community service officers and two administrative assistants, with officers also carrying special assignments including SWAT, drug task force, investigations, school resource officer, and defensive tactics, field training and firearms instruction. The department operates a trimester bid schedule, so officers work different shifts across the year. Average length of service is 13 years.
Shifts at Minnetrista
Minnetrista runs a trimester bid schedule, so officers work different shifts across the year.
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Where the figure comes from
Checked 10 August 2026. employer-controlled GovernmentJobs/NEOGOV tenancy or permitted Minnesota City Jobs posting — open the source document
$80,334 bottom of 2026 Police Officer range. Lateral entry placement is separately identified. Class: Police Officer. Trainee class: NO; permitted posting publishes ordinary 2026 Police Officer range and separately states lateral entry placement is based on years of service. Permitted employer-controlled recruitment identifies the qualifying class as Police Officer/Patrol Officer and describes sworn patrol, law-enforcement, investigation, arrest, peacekeeping and/or public-safety duties.
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
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How this level compares
Where Minnetrista sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Minnetrista starts at $80,334, so $9,047 above the municipal middle.
How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Minnetrista Police Department officer make?
Minnetrista Police Department starts a new officer on $80,334 a year, about $38.62 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from employer-controlled GovernmentJobs/NEOGOV tenancy or permitted Minnesota City Jobs posting.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Minnesota?
It ranks #56 of 100 agencies we have verified in Minnesota — 44 pay less, 55 pay more in the state — and #403 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $11,944 above, and against other municipal agencies $9,070 above.
What shifts do Minnetrista Police Department officers work?
Minnetrista runs a trimester bid schedule, so officers work different shifts across the year. That is the agency's own published wording; the pattern is drawn on this page.
Compare with another department
Put Minnetrista Police Department side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in MN
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Minnetrista | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $101,733 | +$21,399 | #86 |
| 2 | Stillwater Police Department | Municipal | 26 | $94,328 | +$13,994 | #152 |
| 3 | Columbia Heights Police Department | Municipal | 29 | $93,725 | +$13,391 | #157 |
| 4 | Carver County Sheriff's Office | County | 77 | $93,683 | +$13,349 | #158 |
| 5 | Oakdale Police Department | Municipal | 39 | $93,538 | +$13,204 | #161 |
| 6 | Richfield Police Department | Municipal | 45 | $93,226 | +$12,892 | #163 |
| 7 | Maplewood Police Department | Municipal | 56 | $93,038 | +$12,704 | #167 |
| 8 | Forest Lake Police Department | Municipal | 20 | $92,789 | +$12,455 | #169 |
| 9 | Apple Valley Police Department | Municipal | 59 | $92,768 | +$12,434 | #170 |
| 10 | Coon Rapids Police Department | Municipal | 73 | $92,123 | +$11,789 | #179 |
| 11 | Saint Paul Police Department | Municipal | 562 | $91,291 | +$10,957 | #188 |
| 12 | Woodbury Police Department | Municipal | 80 | $91,187 | +$10,853 | #190 |
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