Teachers’ Salary Administration in Nigeria Schools: Determinants, Fundamentals and Methods

S. ‘Tayo Subair, Oluwaseyi Isaiah Alamu

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Salary plays a vital role in the success of any organization be it public or private. Salary is very important to employees simply because it constitutes the main part of their cash flow either directly or indirectly, and serves as a major source of motivation in the world of work. It is therefore become expedient to examine relationship between salary determinants and teachers’ mobility among private primary schools in Osun State. This paper made use of primary and secondary data. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, and percentages for the descriptive aspect of quantitative while correlation was used for inferential aspect. The paper found that the key determinants in administering teachers’ salary are based on the students’ school fees, number of subjects taught and location of teachers. It concluded that there is significant relationship between salary administration and teachers’ mobility in private primary schools, Osun State.


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Teachers; Salary; Administration; Private schools; Schools

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