James Nicholson

$115,754.18asThermal Operating Technician

Employed by Ontario Power Generation in 2025, according to Government of Ontario public salary records.

Salary Information

Historical salary and taxable benefits from 2015 to 2025.

YearPositionSalaryBenefitsPerformance
2025
Thermal Operating Technician
$115,754.18
$7,075.54
30.45%
2024
Thermal Operating Technician
$166,440.67
$6,002.87
28.11%
2023
Thermal Operating Technician
$129,924.39
$5,862.49
12.06%
2022
Thermal Operating Technician
$147,736.54
$5,281.21
1.78%
2021
Thermal Operating Technician
$150,406.85
$4,776.11
8.36%
2020
Thermal Operating Technician
$138,796.86
$4,314.49
17.49%
2019
Thermal Operating Technician
$118,132.54
$3,773.44
10.34%
2018
Thermal Operating Technician
$131,755.73
$2,567.40
6.08%
2017
Nuclear Operator
$124,207.95
$4,104.69
5.43%
2016
Nuclear Operator
$117,815.95
$1,295.76
10.72%
2015
Nuclear Operator in Training
$106,408.36
$956.40

James Nicholson earned $115,754.18 as Thermal Operating Technician at Ontario Power Generation in 2025, according to the Ontario Sunshine List. This represents a 30.45% decrease from the previous year's reported salary. James Nicholson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times between 2015 and 2025, with reported earnings peaking at $166,440.67 in 2024. In addition to salary, $7,075.54 in taxable benefits was disclosed for 2025. Ontario Power Generation reports under the Ontario Power Generation sector of Ontario's public sector salary disclosure.

Top earning Thermal Operating Technicians in Ontario Power Generation

NameSalary
Joe Perin$253,818.67
Jody Morden$250,579.26
Roland Marcotte$246,821.55
Joseph Cooper$238,725.13
Shane Ivall$234,496.14
Kris Bondy$222,099.77
Dominic Gill$221,969.76
Jeffrey Veenbaas$218,414.74
Daniel Laprairie$216,551.67
Esmond Stuper$212,577.29

Other employees at Ontario Power Generation

NameSalary
Osarume Bello
Project and Control Engineer/Officer
$115,824.05
Carlos Rocha
Service Trades Maintainer
$115,819.86
Zackory Cronin
Nuclear Operator
$115,799.52
Travis Kuhl
Truck Driver – Radioactive Material Transport
$115,775.59
Stephen Desroches
Electrical and Control Supervisor
$115,755.16
Benjamin Cottrell
Assistant Engineer/Scientist/Technical Officer
$115,725.12
Wayne Burnham
Nuclear Security Officer
$115,719.64
Samantha Mckee
Assistant Technical Engineer/Officer
$115,697.62
Connorly Stewart
Health Physics Technologist
$115,678.81
Jordan Gilbert
Assistant Health Physicist
$115,673.55