A Study of Pay Satisfaction and Work-to-Family Conflict

Abstract

The authors suggest that employees offset their work–family conflict (WFC) levels with their pay satisfaction levels, on the basis of exchange and justice theories. Data was randomly collected from public sector teachers working in 95 public sector primary and secondary schools located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi cities, Pakistan. Results indicate that satisfaction with pay has a negative relationship with WFC. An analysis of the dimensions of pay satisfaction indicate that satisfaction with pay level, benefits level and pay structure was negatively related to WFC, but pay raises were not. Age moderate the relationship between satisfaction with pay and WFC such that higher pay satisfaction decreases WFC more for younger employees than the older employees.