Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penempatan dan motivasi kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja dan kinerja guru di Madrasah Aliyah Se-Kabupaten Jember. Jumlah populasi 97 Madrasah dengan rincian tiga Madrasah Aliyah Negeri dan 94 Madrasah Aliyah Swasta. Jumlah sampel sebanyak enam madrasah dengan 100 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif jenisnya regresi. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik observasi, angket dan dokumen-dokumen. Analisis data menggunakan Path Analyisis. Data diolah dengan menggunakan program SPSS 16 for Windows. Penelitian sampai pada simpulan: Koefisien jalur pertama, penempatan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja guru serta kepuasan kerja guru juga berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja guru. Jadi pengaruh langsung  penempatan terhadap kinerja guru lebih efektif dari pada melalui kepuasan kerja. Koefisien jalur kedua, motivasi kerja berpengaruh tidak langsung terhadap kinerja guru. Akan tetapi motivasi berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja. Jadi pengaruh motivasi kerja terhadap kinerja guru dapat melalui kepuasan kerja guru. Kata Kunci: penempatan, motivasi kerja, kepuasan kerja, kinerja guru This study aims to determine the effect of placement and work motivation on job satisfaction and teachers' performance in Madrasah Aliyah throughout Jember Regency. The total population is 97 madrasas consisting of three States and 94 private Madrasah Aliyahs. There are 100 research respondents incorporating six madrasahs in total. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. This study used a regression type of quantitative approach. Data were collected through observation, questionnaires, and documentation, and then analyzed by using Path Analysis. The data were processed using SPSS 16 for Windows. Based on the results of the analysis and discussion, it can be concluded that; the first Path Coefficient, the placement, has a positive and significant effect on teachers' job satisfaction and the job satisfaction itself also has a positive and significant effect on teachers' performance. Hence, the direct effect of placement on teacher performance is more effective than job satisfaction. The second path coefficient, work motivation, has an indirect effect on teachers' performance. However, motivation has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. Therefore, the influence of work motivation on teachers' performance can be measured through teachers' job satisfaction.