MKS (MKSI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John T.C. Lee, President and CEO, was paid $13M in 2025, up 48% from $8.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 175:1, on median employee pay of $74,240.

Filed
March 31, 2026
Annual meeting
May 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13M+48% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
175:1median $74,240
CEO pay in equity
78%$10.1M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
125%Percentage of eligible earnings
Annual Bonus Achievement
135%Based on financial metrics
Median Employee Pay
$74,240Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
175:1Ratio to median employee
Shares Outstanding
67,321,698As of March 3, 2026

How Lee was paid

$13M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John T.C. LeePresident and CEO$12,961,940
Ramakumar MayampurathEVP and CFO$3,293,318
Kathleen F. BurkeEVP, General Counsel, and Secretary$2,785,621
David P. HenryEVP, Global Strategic Marketing, and General Manager, MSD$2,368,853
James A. SchreinerEVP and COO$2,870,835

What changed and why

  • $13MCEO total compensation increased to $12,961,940 in fiscal 2025 due to higher stock and incentive awards.
  • 135%Annual cash incentives for executives were paid at 135% of target based on financial metrics.
  • Performance-based RSUs are tied to Adjusted EBITDA and relative total shareholder return metrics.
  • The company discontinued perquisites in 2020 except for certain grandfathered international mobility and lease items.
  • $74,240The median employee annual total compensation was $74,240.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.