Salaries and Staff Performance of Federal Universities in South-East, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between salaries and staff performance of federal universities in South-East, Nigeria. The study was carried out to determine the extent salaries contribute to employee motivation and performance in the university system. The study used survey research design, and questionnaire served as the instrument of data collection. The data collected in this study were analysed using mean statistic and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC). It was found that there is significant correlation between salaries and employee retention; there is significant effect of salaries on employee productivity; and there is significant relationship between salaries and commitment to organisational goal. This work therefore concluded that the achievement of improved staff performance (productivity of staff, staff retention and commitment to organisational goals) depends on the extent to which the staff receive salaries that are in tandem to the economic reality and the work they do in the universities. It was recommended that employees of the universities should be paid attractive salaries to encourage them for improve productivity. There should be good salaries system to workers to encourage them for commitment to organisational goal which the universities are known for.