Dean Li
M.D., Ph.d. Executive Vice President And President, Merck Research Laboratories
Merck & Co., Inc. · MRK
$8.9M
Reported total · FY2025 · SCT Total as filed
Source: DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026. Prior years are from that filing's three-year table.
Catalog as of September 15, 2026. Not a live market feed.
- Salary
- $1.5M
- Stock Awards
- $4.3M
- Option Awards
- $1.2M
- Incentives
- $1.4M
- Other
- $567K
Compensation History
| Fiscal Year | Salary | Stock Awards | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,460,000 | $4,296,864 | $8,892,881 |
| 2024 | $1,451,077 | $4,724,760 | $10,086,332 |
| 2023 | $1,368,819 | $4,147,202 | $9,779,414 |
Current Position
- Company
- Merck & Co., Inc.
- Title
- M.D., Ph.d. Executive Vice President And President, Merck Research Laboratories
- Ticker
- MRK · NYSE
- Fiscal Year
- 2025
SEC Sources
Fiscal years below are columns from the latest DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table (filed April 8, 2026), not separate historical filings.
| Fiscal Year | Source |
|---|---|
| 2025 | View SEC filing |
| 2024 | View SEC filing |
| 2023 | View SEC filing |
Accession 0001193125-26-147704.
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