Remuneration satisfaction to improve work motivation of nurses: A cross-sectional, descriptive analysis study

Adequate remuneration is an effort to attain nurses' retention and enhance the work motivation, which, in turn, can exert a positive impact on the nurses' performance, enabling them to deliver quality services. This study aims to determine the correlation between the remuneration satisfaction and motivation of nurses in the hospital setting. We conducted a descriptive, quantitative study using the cross-sectional approach on 74 nurses, who were enrolled using the total sampling method, at one hospital in Depok (West Java, Indonesia). Although the remuneration satisfaction was measured using a questionnaire developed by us, the work motivation was measured using the Herzberg questionnaire. A significant correlation was observed between the remuneration satisfaction and work motivation (P=.019; α=0.05). Nurses satisfied with the remuneration had 3 times the chance of displaying high work motivation. This study recommends hospitals to apply the remuneration system based on the Minister of Health Decree Number 652 of 2010.