رابطه بین پرداخت و رضایت شغلی : متا آنالیز ادبیات

Whereas the motivational aspects of pay are well-documented, the notion that high pay leads to high levels of satisfaction is not without debate. The current study used meta-analysis to estimate the population correlation between pay level and measures of pay and job satisfaction. Cumulating across 115 correlations from 92 independent samples, results suggested that pay level was correlated .15 with job satisfaction and .23 with pay satisfaction. Various moderators of the relationship were investigated. Despite the popular theorizing, results suggest that pay level is only marginally related to satisfaction. Theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

In sum, this study provided the first meta-analytic evidence on the relationship of pay to job and pay satisfaction. The results suggest that, within-studies, level of pay bears a positive, but quite modest, relationship to job and pay satisfaction. Between studies, there also is little relationship between average pay in a sample and the average level of job or pay satisfaction. Future research could build on these results by testing theoretical mechanisms that may explain why that which so motivates us has such little potential to satisfy.