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Recordkeeping fees per participant · largest plan, Merck US Savings Plan · plan year 2024

$3.05

Higher than 5% of the 790 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $123,978 / 40,628
Schedule H, line 2i(3); OTH_RECORDKEEPING_FEES_AMT pos 160; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

10th: $6.72median $34.2890th: $56.58

Percentiles compare this plan with the Schedule H plans over $1B in assets of the same plan year, excluding final filings; shown only where at least 50 comparable plans report the figure. Plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, filing received 2025-09-22.

Largest plan, all six figures: Merck US Savings Plan

Recordkeeping fees per participantheadline

$3.05

10th: $6.72median $34.2890th: $56.58

Higher than 5% of the 790 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $123,978 / 40,628
Schedule H, line 2i(3); OTH_RECORDKEEPING_FEES_AMT pos 160; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

Administrative expenses excluding investment management, per participant

$3.05

10th: $9.43median $44.4790th: $97.55

Higher than 3% of the 1,045 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $123,978 / 40,628
derived, admin_expenses (2i(12)) minus invst_mgmt_fees (2i(5)), floored at 0; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

Administrative expenses per participant

$3.05

10th: $24.33median $70.0390th: $174.36

Higher than 1% of the 1,076 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $123,978 / 40,628
Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

Administrative expenses as a share of assets

0.001%

10th: 0.013%median 0.046%90th: 0.111%

Higher than 1% of the 1,076 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $123,978 / $14,970,916,966
Schedule H, line 2i(12) total administrative expenses; TOT_ADMIN_EXPENSES_AMT pos 109; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
assets_eoy: Schedule H, Part I line 1f col (b); TOT_ASSETS_EOY_AMT pos 61; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

Employer contributions per participant

$5,149

10th: $1,442median $3,74490th: $8,760

Higher than 69% of the 1,135 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $209,188,698 / 40,628
Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
participants_with_balance: Form 5500, line 6g(2); PARTCP_ACCOUNT_BAL_CNT pos 78; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

Employer share of total contributions

24.4%

10th: 19.8%median 33.4%90th: 47.5%

Higher than 20% of the 1,135 plans over $1B that report it.

Source

= $209,188,698 / $857,396,035
Schedule H, Part II line 2a(1)(A); EMPLR_CONTRIB_INCOME_AMT pos 68; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22
total_contrib: Schedule H, line 2a(3); TOT_CONTRIB_AMT pos 72; filing 20250922090523NAL0005406704001, received 2025-09-22

99.5% of this plan's assets are held in a master trust. Costs reported at the trust level and allocated by the plan's share: administrative expenses $18,524,804 ($459.01 per participant including the plan's own Schedule H). Benchmarks and percentiles use the plan's own Schedule H only.

Plan terms, as stated in Merck & Co., Inc.'s SEC filings

Employer match

“In addition, the Companies make matching contributions of $0.75 for every $1.00 of an employee's contributions, up to 6% of such employee's eligible compensation (maximum match is 4.5% of eligible compensation) per pay period (to the statutory limit).”

Form 11-K filed 2026-06-24, for the year ended 2025-12-31 · plan description note, contributions · source document

Eligibility

“Regular full-time employees of the Companies, as defined in the Plan document, are eligible to enroll in the Plan as soon as administratively feasible after such employee begins service with one of the Companies.”

Form 11-K filed 2026-06-24, for the year ended 2025-12-31 · plan description note, general (fallback) · source document

Vesting

“Participants are immediately vested in their contributions, all Companies’ matching contributions, plus actual earnings thereon.”

Form 11-K filed 2026-06-24, for the year ended 2025-12-31 · plan description note, vesting · source document

Terms quoted from the filing for the year ended 2025-12-31. Figures cover plan year 2024. The plan document governs.

Plans sponsored

PlanAssetsParticipants with a balanceHeadlineYear
Merck US Savings Plan$14,970,916,96640,628 $3.05 recordkeeping fees per participant2024
MSD Employee Stock Purchase & Savings Plan$545,466,2322,385 $13.63 recordkeeping fees per participant2024

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Sponsor name as filed: MERCK & CO., INC.; SEC registrant: Merck & Co., Inc. (CIK 310158, matched by EIN; display name from the Form 11-K cover).