sheriff · Minnesota

Wright County Sheriff's Office

Hiring · 1 openingWright CountyTwin Cities172 sworn officers (FBI, 2025)

What Wright County Sheriff pays

How we get pay data
Starting pay
$81,120
▼ 6% vs Twin Cities avgJob posting · verified Oct 1, 2026 · source
Top of scale
$100,318
Posting · verified Oct 1, 2026
Lateral start
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Not published
STARTING WAGE OF $39.00/HOUR

Tracked since Oct 1, 2026. We keep every figure a posting has ever stated, so changes show here.

Rank 20 of 26 Twin Cities departments with published starting pay. Compare all

Open jobs at Wright County Sheriff

Requirements

From the department's postings
  • EducationAssociate degree
  • Certification required to applyYes
  • Lateral termsCANDIDATES WITH CURRENT MN POST LICENSE - HIRING WAGE WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION. IF HIRED, CANDIDATES WHO POSSESS THREE OR MORE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A LICENSED MN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5% WAGE INCREASE UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A ONE YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
  • Lateral experience required3 years

How Wright County Sheriff compares nearby

All 113 Twin Cities agencies

1 nearby department starts higher than Wright County Sheriff.

DepartmentStatusStarting payvs Wright CountyBonusMiles
Wright County SheriffHiring$81,120—None—
Annandale PDNot postingNot published—None0
Howard Lake PDCloses in 13 days$82,118+$998None0
Buffalo PDNot postingNot published—None4
Big Lake PDNot postingNot published—None15
West Hennepin PDNot postingNot published—None18

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