Job Satisfaction Survey Norms

Total American

Facet

Mean

Weighted Mean

Standard Deviation of Means

Salary

12.3

11.1

2.4

Promotion

12.1

11.9

1.8

Supervision

18.8

18.8

1.7

Benefits

14.6

14.0

2.1

Contingent Rewards

13.8

13.1

1.8

Conditions

13.5

13.1

2.0

Coworkers

17.9

17.9

1.4

Work Itself

18.9

19.0

1.8

Communication

14.5

14.0

1.9

Total

138.0

134.8

21.6

Number Of Samples = 136, Total Sample Size = 36380, December, 27, 2008

Mean = sum of sample means/number of samples. This represents mean of samples regardless of sample size. Weighted mean is sum of sample means times n per sample/total n. This is the mean of all subjects. Weighted mean is more influenced by large samples.

Copyright Paul E. Spector, All rights reserved, Last modified December 27, 2008.