James Nicholson was paid $122,829.72 in total compensation as Thermal Operating Technician at Ontario Power Generation in 2025, 23% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.
James Nicholson has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 11 times since 2015, earning $1.5M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $135,763.00 a year, up 14% over that span.
That is 28% below the average disclosed pay of $170,201.67 across 10,346 listed Ontario Power Generation employees.
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11 years on the list
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The career in numbers
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A career, year by year.
How James Nicholson's total compensation has moved across 11 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.
Year-by-year history
11 years on the Sunshine List.
| Year | Total Compensation | Change |
|---|---|---|
2025Latest | $122,829.72 | ▼ 28.8% |
2024★ Best | $172,443.54 | ▲ 27.0% |
2023 | $135,786.88 | ▼ 11.3% |
2022 | $153,017.75 | ▼ 1.4% |
2021 | $155,182.96 | ▲ 8.4% |
2020 | $143,111.35 | ▲ 17.4% |
2019 | $121,905.98 | ▼ 9.2% |
2018 | $134,323.13 | ▲ 4.7% |
2017 | $128,312.64 | ▲ 7.7% |
2016 | $119,111.71 | ▲ 10.9% |
2015First | $107,364.76 | — |
| 11 years total | $1.5M total | $135,763.00 avg |
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Employee details
- Position
- Thermal Operating Technician
- Employer
- Ontario Power Generation
- Sector
- —
- Province
- Ontario
- First appeared
- 2015
- Latest disclosure
- 2025
- Years on list
- 11
Data source
Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.
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