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On the 2025 Sunshine List · 6 years

Russell Belk

Professor/Endowed Chair · York University
Professor/Endowed ChairOntarioFirst listed 2013
2025 Total Compensation Paid
$427,823.80
▲ 28.0% since 2013

Russell Belk was paid $427,823.80 in total compensation as Professor/Endowed Chair at York University in 2025, 328% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Russell Belk has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 6 times since 2013, earning $2.3M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $382,336.00 a year, up 28% over that span.

That is 151% above the average disclosed pay of $170,678.47 across 2,557 listed York University employees.

$427,823.80
Latest compensation
in 2025
$2.3M
Total compensation
across 6 years
$382,336.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+28.0%
Career growth
since 2013
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FIG. 01

6 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$315K$350K$385K$421K$456K201320142015202320242025
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Russell Belk's total compensation has moved across 6 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2024 · $443,053.47
Lifetime total compensation$2.3M
Annual average$382,336.00
Total growth since 2013+28.0%
Biggest raise+19.7% (2023)
Biggest drop-3.4% (2025)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

6 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2025Latest
Professor/Endowed Chair$427,823.80▼ 3.4%
2024★ Best
Professor/Endowed Chair$443,053.47▲ 8.4%
2023
$408,764.68▲ 19.7%
2015
Professor / Endowed Chair↑ role changed$341,519.92▲ 0.9%
2014
Professor$338,567.52▲ 1.3%
2013First
Professor$334,284.04
6 years total$2.3M total$382,336.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Professor/Endowed Chair
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2013
Latest disclosure
2025
Years on list
6

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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