Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction Level among Administrative Staff & Faculty of Punjab Higher Educational Institutes in Pakistan

Background: In Organization context, especially in academia, worker mental health has been apprehensive with evaluating and measuring Job Satisfaction level. Job satisfaction in educational field is important because it effects productivity and achievements of an institute.Aim: This research study focuses work-associated satisfaction with purpose to measure job satisfaction level among faculty & staff members of Punjab Higher Education Institute.Methods: The study is carried out in upper Punjab area of Pakistan. Data collected using Paul E. Spector 1994 JSS questionnaire. Door-to-door questionnaire filling techniques, personal interviews and online Google Questionnaire Survey used to gather data. Statical analysis was done using MATLAB, Microsoft Office 365 and SPSS Software.Results: The findings show that male employees are more satisfied with their jobs (54%) than female employees (46%). Permanent faculty with 6–10 years of experience report quite greater levels of satisfaction (60%) than temporary contract based faculty with 0–5 years of experience (40%). Compared to their married counterparts with more family responsibilities (37%), unmarried employees with fewer family commitments demonstrate noticeably higher job satisfaction levels (63%). Overall women were less satisfied with the job as compared to the male.Conclusion: Satisfaction level of every person is different. We conclude that higher education faculty satisfied at some extent but still a gap for 100% satisfaction. This research is a regional focused study. Future research should consider integrating additional regions, such as Central and Southern Pakistan, to gain a deeper understanding of these variables in various contexts. Higher Education Commission Pakistan could conduct mental health trainings for educational institutes.