The Effect of Remuneration, Work Motivation, Work Discipline on Employee Performance through Job Satisfaction at the BKD Office of South Sulawesi Province

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the impact of remuneration, work motivation, and work discipline on job satisfaction, as well as their influence on employee performance. Additionally, the study analyzed the role of job satisfaction as a mediator between these factors and performance in the BKD South Sulawesi Province. Using a quantitative research design, the study assessed the mediating variable's impact on the independent variable's influence on the dependent variable. The research was conducted at the Office of the Regional Personnel Agency, with a total population of 129 employees. Employing the Slovin formula, a sample size of 98 respondents was obtained. Questionnaires were used for data collection, and path analysis was applied for data analysis. The findings indicated that remuneration, work motivation, and work discipline positively and significantly affected employee job satisfaction. Moreover, the analysis revealed that remuneration, work motivation, work discipline, and job satisfaction had a positive and significant impact on employee performance. The Sobel test analysis confirmed that job satisfaction mediated the relationship between remuneration, work motivation, work discipline, and employee performance at the BKD Office of South Sulawesi Province.