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Russell Belk

Professor/Endowed Chair at York University. On Ontario’s disclosure list 19 years between 2007 and 2025.

Salary disclosure2025
Russell Belk
Professor/Endowed Chair
York University
Salary paid
$427,091.56
Taxable benefits
$732.24
Total disclosed
$427,823.80
Source: Government of Ontario, Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. © King’s Printer for Ontario.
Change from 2024: −$15,279 (−3.5%)
19years on
the list

Among 11 people with the title “Professor/Endowed Chair” in 2025

Paid more than 72% of them. Their median: $379,859.

Among 2,557 people at York University in 2025

9th highest paid. Their median: $157,104.

Paid more than 99% of everyone on the 2025 disclosure list, which only lists people paid $100,000 or more.

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Salary by year

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YearSalaryMedian for the job
2007$267,894$126,178
2008$283,583$129,655
2009$268,571$126,686
2010$277,443$131,436
2011$315,188$111,093
2012$332,586$111,392
2013$333,820$112,751
2014$337,994$113,629
2015$340,903$276,728
2016$357,304$112,537
2017$358,890$294,610
2018$362,616$303,568
2019$383,268$318,574
2020$388,262$118,049
2021$391,639$325,410
2022$405,932$360,282
2023$408,113$350,588
2024$442,371$433,429
2025$427,092$379,859

History

YearEmployer and jobSalaryBenefitsChange
2025York UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair$427,092$732−$15,279
2024York UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair$442,371$683+$34,258
2023York UniversityProfessor/Endowed Chair$408,113$652+$2,181
2022York UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair$405,932$604+$14,293
2021York UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair$391,639$0+$3,377
2020York UniversityProfessor$388,262$0+$4,993
2019York UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair$383,268$0+$20,652
2018York UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair$362,616$0+$3,726
2017York UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair$358,890$0+$1,586
2016York UniversityProfessor$357,304$637+$16,401
2015York UniversityProfessor / Endowed Chair$340,903$617+$2,909
2014York UniversityProfessor$337,994$574+$4,173
2013York UniversityProfessor$333,820$464+$1,234
2012York UniversityProfessor$332,586$259+$17,398
2011York UniversityProfessor$315,188$526+$37,745
2010York UniversityProfessor$277,443$1,024+$8,872
2009York UniversityProfessor$268,571$1,169−$15,012
2008York UniversityProfessor$283,583$1,288+$15,689
2007York UniversityProfessor$267,894$559

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Questions and answers

Why is Russell Belk on the disclosure list?

York University paid Russell Belk $427,092 in 2025. Ontario’s public employers must disclose everyone they paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year, under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

What does “salary paid” include?

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