The Role of Work Motivation In Mediating the Effect of Compensation on Teacher Performance at SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan
Keywords:
Compensation, Work Motivation, Teacher PerformanceAbstract
Teacher performance is an important factor in determining the quality of education, especially in vocational schools that require mastery of academic competencies and work skills. This study aims to analyze the effect of compensation on teacher performance with work motivation as an intervening variable at SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. The research population consists of all 119 employees of SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan, all of whom were included in the research sample. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) method with the help of SmartPLS software. The results showed that compensation had a positive and significant effect on teacher performance and a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work motivation was also found to have a positive and significant effect on teacher performance. In addition, the results of the indirect effect test showed that work motivation was able to significantly mediate the relationship between compensation and teacher performance. The coefficient of determination value showed that compensation was able to explain 14.7% of the variation in work motivation, while compensation and work motivation together were able to explain 46.9% of the variation in teacher performance. The conclusion of this study confirms that improving teacher performance can be achieved through fair and proportional compensation management and strengthening teacher work motivation. These findings are expected to serve as a basis for schools in formulating strategic policies to improve teacher performance and professionalism in vocational education.
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