Background: Factors has thought to influence employee performance in addition to remuneration and motivation are satisfaction. One of the factors that influence satisfaction is satisfaction about income / remuneration, but there is no research on the extent of its effect on nurse performance in X hospital. Research Objektivs: Therefore the researchers conducted this study aimed to determine the extent of the effect of satisfaction about remuneration and nurse of work motivation performance at X Hospital. Metdoe: This research method used a quantitative approach. The study population was all nurses in X Hospital, amounting to 200 people with a random sampling technique. Research instruments used questionairy and analysed data used regression tests Result: Majority of respondents gave an assessment of the variable satisfaction about the remuneration system with the moderate category of 90 respondents (76.3%). 94 respondents (79.7%) gave an assessment of work motivation in the medium category. nurse performance in the low category by 72 respondents (61%). satisfaction about remuneration system doesn‟t have a positive and significant effect on nurse performance. Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on nurse performance.