Salary Satisfaction in Relation to Work Motivation and Teacher Retention

This study determined the level of salary satisfaction, work motivation, and teacher retention among public elementary school teachers in Districts 3A and 3B of the Division of one of the cities in Negros Island Region. The study employed a quantitative descriptive-correlational research design involving 99 public elementary school teachers selected through stratified random sampling from a population of 131 teachers. Data were gathered using a validated researcher-made 30-item questionnaire. The respondents were predominantly male, had 16–20 years of teaching experience, were married, held a bachelor’s degree with graduate units, and were mostly Teacher II. The findings revealed that teachers had a moderate level of salary satisfaction, a very high level of work motivation, and a high level of teacher retention. No significant differences were found in salary satisfaction and work motivation when respondents were grouped according to their demographic profile. However, teacher retention significantly differed according to sex, teaching experience, and educational attainment, but not according to marital status and present position. Moreover, salary satisfaction had no significant relationship with work motivation or teacher retention. The study concludes that despite moderate salary satisfaction, teachers demonstrated very high work motivation and high retention, while salary satisfaction was not significantly associated with work motivation or teacher retention.

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