John Lee is President and Chief Executive Officer of MKS Inc (MKSI). The company reported total compensation of $12,961,940 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,037,945 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $10,133,327 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,751,533 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $39,135 |
| Total | $12,961,940 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure MKS Inc filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-133378.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,037,945 | $0 | $10,133,327 | $0 | $1,751,533 | $0 | $39,135 | $12,961,940 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $950,000 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $1,021,250 | $0 | $35,288 | $8,006,538 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $944,727 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $1,170,939 | $0 | $32,732 | $8,148,398 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $908,863 | $0 | $4,520,000 | $0 | $2,178,466 | $0 | $31,026 | $7,638,355 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $30,921 | $3,250,000 | — | $1,917,808 | $0 | $78,297 | $6,127,026 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for MKS Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,931,672 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-969,732 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 44th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group MKS Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Lee this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $12,961,940 |
| Ramakumar Mayampurath | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,293,318 |
| James Schreiner | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $2,870,835 |
| Kathleen Burke | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary | $2,785,621 |
| David Henry | Executive Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, and General Manager, Materials Solutions Division | $2,368,853 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full MKS Inc compensation brief.
John Lee's compensation sits inside MKS Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.