James Ritchie

$173,445.57asStaff 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
$173,445.57
$609.96
0.45%
2024
Staff Sergeant
$172,670.64
$609.96
10.55%
2023
Staff Sergeant
$156,192.13
$609.96
10.26%
2022
Staff Sergeant
$174,058.57
$609.96
28.98%
2021
Sergeant
$134,946.73
$609.96
2.12%
2020
Sergeant
$137,863.18
$573.48
4.61%
2019
Sergeant
$131,789.46
$526.92
2.83%
2018
Sergeant
$128,162.82
$586.92
2.71%
2017
Sergeant
$124,778.47
$654.42
0.86%
2016
Sergeant
$123,710.78
$706.92
12.98%
2015
Sergeant
$109,496.15
$766.92
6.66%
2014
Sergeant
$117,310.83
$841.92
1.16%
2013
Sergeant
$115,961.34
$886.92

In 2025, James Ritchie received a salary of $173,445.57 working as Staff Sergeant at City Of Ottawa – Police Services, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 0.45% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Ritchie has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times between 2013 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $174,058.57 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
Anne Menard
Constable
$173,579.94
Ruth Armstrong
Staff Sergeant
$173,576.22
Stephen J Plummer
Staff Sergeant
$173,560.52
Jonathan Thebault
Constable
$173,506.20
Jamie Lalonde
Constable
$173,471.54
Michael Blair
Constable
$173,437.87
Sarah Standing
Staff Sergeant
$173,432.34
Genevieve Bolduc
Sergeant
$173,320.77
Andras Mozes
Staff Sergeant
$173,318.18
Michael Anderson
Senior Advisor
$173,280.02