Employees' Satisfaction with The Salary System of an Educational Institution

Abstract:

Fairness in compensation is critical for fostering employee trust and satisfaction, while transparency is a cornerstone for promoting equity and enhancing overall employee satisfaction. The primary purpose of this study is to determine the level of employees’ satisfaction with the Salary System of an Educational Institution. The variables included in this study are age, sex at birth, civil status, highest educational attainment, and personal monthly Income. The employees’ satisfaction appraisal of the salary system of an educational institution is divided into performance rewards and recognition, salary structure, and compensation policies. The level of employee’s satisfaction with an educational institution's salary system in the performance rewards and recognition and compensation policies is interpreted as high. In contrast, in the area of salary structure, it is interpreted as a very high level. Also, results revealed no significant difference in the level of employee’s satisfaction with the salary system in an educational institution in the aforementioned areas when grouped and compared according to the variables. Results of this study calls for an educational institution management to establish a fair pay system, transparent in communicating compensation policies, establish incentive mechanism, and provide competitive salary and benefits.

Keywords: Employees’ satisfaction, salary system, performance rewards and recognition. salary structure,           compensation policies