Effect of Wages, Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction on Workers’performance in Manufacturing Industry in Makassar City

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze and assess (1) the effect of wages to the employee’s work motivation; (2) the effect of wages to the employee’s job satisfaction; (3) the effect of work motivation to the employee’s performance; (4) the effectof job satisfaction to the employee’s performance; (5) the effect of wages to the employee’s performance; (6) the effect of job satisfaction to the employee’s work motivation in manufacturing industry in Makassar Industrial Area.The populations in this study are all operational employees (executive level) of 20 manufacturing industries in Makassar Industrial Area. The sample was taken from 300 workers by random sampling. The model data analysis in this study used SEM (Structural Equation Modeling).The result of this study indicates that wages, work motivation, and employee’s job satisfaction significantly influenced by the employee’s performance at manufacturing industries in Makassar Industrial Area. It also indicates that job satisfaction affects employee’s work motivation, positively.

Keywords: wages, work motivation, job satisfaction, and performance.