Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of compensation and competence on employee performance with job satisfaction as a mediating variable. The research sample was BKKBN Head Office employees with a total of 141 respondents. The sampling technique uses a simple random sampling technique. Data analysis used path analysis. The results showed that: there is a significant effect of compensation on employee job satisfaction, 2) there is a significant effect of employee competence on employee job satisfaction, 3) there is a significant effect of compensation on employee performance, 4) there is a significant effect of employee competency on employee performance, 5) there is a significant effect of job satisfaction on employee performance, 6) there is no significant effect of compensation on employee performance through job satisfaction, 8) there is no significant effect of employee competence on employee performance with job satisfaction, 7) there is a significant effect of compensation and competence on job satisfaction and 9) there is a significant influence between compensation, competence and job satisfaction on employee performance. Job satisfaction is not an intervening variable for system improvement and employee competence for improving employee performance.