Factors affecting job satisfaction among public primary school teachers in Tanzania: A case study of bagamoyo district council

This study sought to assess factors affecting job satisfaction among public primary school teachers in Tanzania. Specifically, the study examined the extent to which working conditions, motivational factors and compensation package affect job satisfaction amongst primary school teachers. The study was conducted in Coast region, specifically at Bagamoyo District Council. In this study, the researcher employed descriptive design. The study involved 60 respondents who were purposively selected to provide the required information for the study. Data collection methods included questionnaire and documentary review. The collected data were analyzed quantitatively with assistance from Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software such that frequency, mean and standard deviation were computed. Findings from this study revealed that there was inadequate provision of houses for teachers in public primary schools. Furthermore, teachers were dissatisfied with cleanness of their working environment, which contributed to poor working conditions. Respondents reported that they were unhappy with management support, an aspect that unmotivated them. Moreover, it was revealed that public primary school teachers were dissatisfied with their job because of low pay and inequality of payment thereby making their compensation package dissatisfying. All revealed aspects affected teachers’ satisfaction. It is recommended that in order to attain teachers’ job satisfaction in public primary schools, the Tanzanian government should ensure that teachers’ working environments are improved. That can be implemented by constructing many houses for public primary school teachers as well as ensure provision of social amenities. It is also recommended that the government should improve teachers’ salaries and benefits as well as handle their complaints timely.