MRK · Merck & Co., Inc.

$130.76 -0.31 (-0.24%) At close · Jul 27

Market Cap

$323.72B

2.47B

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,645,302	$0	$12,102,838	$3,380,004	$2,326,500	$658,058	$20,797,845
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,460,000	$0	$4,296,864	$1,199,991	$1,368,640	$168,547	$8,892,881
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	$1,173,214	$0	$3,580,681	$1,000,008	$1,099,800	$127,618	$7,514,085
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	$1,062,217	$0	$2,685,571	$750,002	$995,749	$112,722	$5,860,578
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	$982,170	$0	$2,363,261	$660,004	$920,710	$191,199	$5,408,408

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,623,874	$0	$13,077,541	$4,650,010	$2,761,650	$561,112	$23,186,064
Betty Larson	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	$604,396	$725,000	$6,635,712	$2,295,014	$685,246	$280,323	$11,257,796
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,451,077	$0	$4,724,760	$1,680,000	$1,659,840	$170,183	$10,086,332
Richard R. DeLuca	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Animal Health	$958,747	$0	$5,699,835	$960,000	$1,096,680	$114,511	$9,098,531
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	$1,166,044	$0	$3,585,716	$1,275,008	$1,333,800	$147,210	$7,507,778
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	$976,167	$0	$2,784,313	$990,003	$1,116,606	$157,166	$6,163,163

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,603,091	$0	$9,997,585	$4,050,000	$3,585,300	$386,148	$20,273,287
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,368,819	$0	$4,147,202	$1,679,999	$2,072,000	$172,146	$9,779,414
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	$1,093,063	$0	$3,147,375	$1,275,003	$1,665,000	$327,410	$8,300,385
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	$934,923	$0	$2,443,907	$989,997	$1,393,873	$160,194	$6,240,360
Richard R. DeLuca	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Animal Health	$910,027	$0	$2,369,846	$959,999	$1,369,000	$118,931	$6,197,890
Betty Larson	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,538,613	$0	$8,868,587	$3,524,995	$4,125,150	$412,490	$18,650,093
Chirfi Guindo	Chief Marketing Officer, Human Health	$348,077	$530,000	$12,395,556	$0	$502,496	$161,135	$13,937,264
Kenneth Frazier	Chairman	$1,151,099	$0	$5,000,005	$0	$2,036,028	$323,489	$8,510,621
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,095,055	$0	$2,943,574	$1,169,998	$2,225,000	$122,233	$7,766,063
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	$959,959	$0	$2,075,595	$824,999	$1,735,500	$326,605	$5,922,657
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	$970,673	$0	$2,264,301	$899,993	$1,648,221	$113,440	$5,896,628
Richard R. DeLuca	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Animal Health	$840,522	$0	$2,264,301	$899,993	$1,513,000	$101,011	$5,618,828
Betty Larson	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kenneth Frazier	Chairman	$1,478,681	$0	$7,390,092	$3,225,004	$2,804,094	$299,049	$15,196,920
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,319,959	$0	$6,324,576	$2,760,003	$2,834,606	$247,337	$13,722,121
Frank Clyburn	Chief Commercial Officer	$960,343	$0	$5,956,031	$1,290,003	$1,443,506	$83,584	$9,921,071
Richard R. DeLuca	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Animal Health	$790,247	$0	$3,856,115	$809,999	$1,184,000	$71,907	$6,841,000
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	$937,104	$0	$2,062,363	$900,003	$1,400,799	$66,057	$5,480,919
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	$942,325	$0	$1,856,135	$809,999	$1,330,516	$107,510	$5,185,745
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	$805,060	$0	$1,512,420	$660,001	$1,184,203	$434,946	$4,596,630
Chirfi Guindo	Chief Marketing Officer, Human Health	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kenneth Frazier	Chairman	$1,702,006	$0	$10,778,499	$4,724,098	$2,218,500	$376,685	$22,088,429
Roger Perlmutter	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,191,660	$0	$3,421,758	$1,499,718	$1,090,355	$173,570	$7,824,068
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,112,795	$0	$2,737,406	$1,199,772	$1,018,194	$159,395	$6,839,510
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	$805,046	$0	$1,916,154	$839,840	$645,975	$107,579	$4,946,155
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	$913,101	$0	$1,710,879	$749,854	$759,347	$121,231	$4,557,155
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Frank Clyburn	Chief Commercial Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard R. DeLuca	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Animal Health	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chirfi Guindo	Chief Marketing Officer, Human Health	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kenneth Frazier	CEO	$1,659,482	$0	$11,425,398	$4,500,763	$4,609,200	$375,485	$27,648,475
Roger Perlmutter	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,151,783	$0	$3,808,436	$1,500,254	$2,238,873	$162,429	$9,223,354
Robert Davis	CEO	$1,075,557	$0	$3,046,785	$1,200,201	$2,090,702	$120,864	$7,727,188
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	$719,467	$0	$1,751,906	$690,121	$1,200,352	$93,495	$5,418,593
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	$856,818	$0	$1,790,006	$705,120	$1,529,500	$80,572	$5,045,720
Dean Li	President of Merck Research Labs	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Caroline Litchfield	CFO	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Frank Clyburn	Chief Commercial Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richard R. DeLuca	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Animal Health	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kenneth Frazier	CEO	$1,610,577	$0	$9,456,006	$3,901,093	$3,061,800	$2,905,028	$20,934,504
Roger Perlmutter	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,116,262	$0	$2,909,523	$1,200,341	$1,488,486	$147,696	$7,098,642
Robert Davis	CFO	$1,043,726	$0	$2,764,058	$1,140,317	$1,389,977	$111,695	$6,620,840
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	$553,846	$750,000	$2,454,748	$600,166	$638,400	$165,997	$5,193,619
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Kenneth Frazier	CEO	$1,572,212	$0	$8,814,767	$3,750,000	$2,686,575	$314,875	$17,643,087
Roger Perlmutter	President of Merck Research Labs	$1,083,750	$0	$2,820,733	$1,200,000	$1,296,032	$138,917	$6,833,867
Robert Davis	CFO	$1,018,269	$0	$2,679,655	$1,140,001	$1,216,163	$104,962	$6,310,899
Sanat Chattopadhyay	Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jennifer Zachary	General Counsel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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