The present study was aimed to examine the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction
among employees in one local authority’s organization at Kota Samarahan, Sarawak.
A cross-sectional survey research was employed to conduct the study and the data for
the study was collected using a self-administered survey questionnaire from a total of 61
employees. The data of the study was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics,
and a correlational analysis was used to test the research hypotheses. The results of the
study indicated that the sub-components of the job stress that consist of role conflict and
physical environment had significant relationships with job satisfaction. In overall, the findings
of the study assist to provide a better understanding on specific job stress’s factors that
affects employee’s job satisfaction particularly for the organizations under the local government
or local authority in Malaysia.