James Nelson

$104,377.49asBuilding Official III

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

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2020 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Building Official III
$104,377.49
$302.76
3.27%
2023
Building Official III
$101,073.24
$320.88
0.23%
2022
Building Official III
$101,301.60
$322.33
1.24%
2021
Building Official III
$100,056.12
$285.48
6.26%
2020
Building Official III
$106,734.43
$333.24

In 2025, James Nelson received a salary of $104,377.49 working as Building Official III at City Of Ottawa, as disclosed on the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 3.27% increase over the previous year's reported salary. James Nelson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 5 times between 2020 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $106,734.43 in 2020. In addition to salary, $302.76 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. City Of Ottawa reports under the Municipalities & Services sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Building Official IIIs in City Of Ottawa

NameSalary
Matthew Larose$126,607.66
Guy Gascon$110,093.32
John Clark$108,321.03
Deepal Gunawardena$106,045.89
James Nelson$104,377.49
Warren Zentner$103,319.38
Ian Kelly$100,958.91

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