TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION AT PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE SUTERA SUBDISTRICT

Kepuasan Kerja Guru Di Sekolah Dasar Negeri Se-Kecamatan Sutera

Abstract

This study is motivated by phenomena related to teachers’ job satisfaction, such as high workloads, lack of appreciation, limited career development, and inadequate work facilities. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of job satisfaction among public elementary school teachers in the Sutera Subdistrict based on the indicators of workload, career development, coworkers, and recognition of achievements. This study employs a quantitative descriptive approach. The population consists of 538 teachers, with a sample of 151 respondents selected using proportional random sampling. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire, whose validity was tested using the item-total correlation formula and reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha. The results show that teachers’ job satisfaction in terms of workload, with an average score of 4.06 and a TCR of 81.4%, falls into the “Satisfied” category; career development, with an average score of 4.08 and a TCR of 81.6%, also falls into the “Satisfied” category; and coworkers, with an average score of 4.08 and a TCR of 81.6%, falls into the “Satisfied” category. Meanwhile, recognition of achievements, with an average score of 3.99 and a TCR of 79.9%, falls into the “Less Satisfied” category. Overall, teachers’ job satisfaction obtained an average score of 4.05 with a TCR of 81.12%, which is categorized as “Satisfied.”