James Kelleher

$183,970.33asStaff Sergeant

Employed by City Of Ottawa – Police Services in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2013 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Staff Sergeant
$183,970.33
$609.96
8.63%
2024
Staff Sergeant
$169,358.29
$609.96
11.32%
2023
Staff Sergeant
$190,976.56
$609.96
7.12%
2022
Staff Sergeant
$205,626.25
$609.96
25.12%
2021
Sergeant
$164,347.20
$609.96
8.59%
2020
Sergeant
$151,344.77
$573.48
7.68%
2019
Sergeant
$140,550.91
$526.92
4.39%
2018
Sergeant
$134,645.23
$526.92
3.67%
2017
Sergeant
$129,881.94
$571.92
8.11%
2016
Constable
$120,140.04
$706.92
5.56%
2015
Constable
$113,814.74
$766.92
6.6%
2014
Constable
$106,771.19
$841.92
3.79%
2013
Constable
$110,972.78
$886.92

James Kelleher, Staff Sergeant at City Of Ottawa – Police Services, earned a disclosed salary of $183,970.33 in 2025 on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 8.63% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Kelleher has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times between 2013 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $205,626.25 in 2022. In addition to salary, $609.96 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Ottawa – Police Services reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Staff Sergeants in City Of Ottawa – Police Services

NameSalary
Patrick Frost$291,384.18
Louis Carvalho$242,728.35
Daniel Berrea$238,067.29
Steven Desjourdy$234,147.66
Eli Edwards$230,003.27
Seth Curtis$229,233.79
Jeffrey Pilon$221,280.41
Robert Reeve$213,253.83
Denis Hull$212,543.88
Walter Lushman$201,709.87

Top earning Staff Sergeants in Ontario

NameSalary
Solicitor General
$400,750.63
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$390,092.15
Solicitor General
$351,004.63
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$307,012.63
City Of Toronto – Police Service
$296,106.82
Solicitor General
$293,417.71
Solicitor General
$291,556.96
Solicitor General
$290,585.90
Solicitor General
$280,991.39
Regional Municipality Of Niagara – Niagara Reg. Police
$280,822.55
NameSalary
Alistair Donaghy
Constable
$184,936.50
William Merklinger
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$184,534.44
Andre Laberge
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$184,470.50
Shyldon Safruk
Sergeant
$184,335.15
Graham Capri
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$184,279.76
Marc Levesque
Staff Sergeant
$183,177.34
Jennifer Prevost
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$183,174.73
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$183,016.15
Trevor Archibald
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$182,955.08
Cameron Graham
Staff Sergeant
$182,768.63