James Nelson
City of Ottawa/Building Official III
2025 Salary
$104,377Total compensation $104,680, including $303 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#4,586City of Ottawa
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$106,7342020
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$106,734 in 2020 is worth about $127,925 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Building Official IIICity Of Ottawa | $104,377 |
| 2023 | Building Official IIICity Of Ottawa | $101,073 |
| 2022 | Building Official IIICity Of Ottawa | $101,302 |
| 2021 | Building Official IIICity Of Ottawa | $100,056 |
| 2020 | Building Official IIICity Of Ottawa | $106,734 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Of the $104,377 James Nelson earned in 2025, roughly $77,022 would remain after income tax, CPP and EI, an all-in deduction rate of about 26.2%. That is about 3% more than the $101,073 paid in 2023. James Nelson has appeared on the list 5 times since 2020. After pension contributions (probably OMERS in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$77,022
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~20.9%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.2%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.