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ABSTRACT

The study sought to evaluate salary administration fairness and teacher retention in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The study adopts descriptive survey research design of correlational type. The area for this study was Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study comprised all private secondary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State. The sample size for the study was 393 teachers in private secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. The main instrument used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was titled “Salary Administration, Job Enrichment, and Teachers’ Retention Questionnaire (SAJETRQ).”The questionnaire was subjected to face and content validation by three experts. The data collected from the trial test was analyzed using Cronbach's alpha and a coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. The data for this study was collected by the researcher with the help of five trained research assistants. To ensure they are well-prepared, a training session was conducted to familiarize them with the study's objectives. The data collected for the study were analyzed using percentages, mean and standard deviation for research question. Also, the hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation at .05 level of significance. The study concluded that teachers who are paid fairly and on time are more likely to stay. Likewise, when their work is enriched through compensations, and effective communication it will increase the level of turnover and such stability would increase private schools productivity one of the recommendation made was that private school owners are encouraged to improve more on teacher retention as it was established to be low among private school in the State.