Abstract
This is a two-fold paper. First, to inquire differences in gross pay of the same
Basic Pay Scale (BPS) employee’s serving in the federal government of Pakistan
and to inspect the reasons and justifications of such dispersion if any. Second, to
inquire the influence of pay satisfaction (PS) on employees’ organizational
citizenship behavior (OCB). Mix data was collected from 256 employees working
in eight organizations (n=256). Key respondents technique was used to gather
qualitative data whereas quantitative data was accumulated through standardized
questionnaires. Considerable disparity in gross pay was found in the same basis
pay scale (BPS) across institutions. Pay satisfaction, job satisfaction (JS) and OCB
association model was developed for further testing. The results revealed positive
impact of pay satisfaction on both job satisfaction and OCB. Additionally, the
study found that job satisfaction meditates the relation between pay satisfaction
and OCB. This research is a unique attempt and accord to the prevailing literature
on pay satisfaction, job satisfaction and OCB affiliation
