The quality of nursing services is determined by nurses’ job performance which is influenced by several factors including the provision of remuneration/ compensation/ incentive. The objectives of this study were: (1) to examine the strength of evidence for the correlation between the provision of remuneration/ compensation/ incentive and nurses’ job performance; (2) to show the urgency of fair and proportional remuneration provision in order to improve nurses’ job performance in Indonesia. This study was a systematic review of original English or Indonesian language articles, using the google scholar database, with publication period between January 1^st 2014 and December 31^st 2018. The result of this systematic review confirmed that there was a significant positive correlation between the provision of remuneration/ compensation/ incentive and nurses’ job performance. Besides, the provision of fair and proportional remuneration/ compensation/ incentive affects not only nurses’ job performance, but also nurses’ organizational commitment, motivation and job satisfaction. It is recommended to provide fair and proportional remuneration/ compensation/ incentive in order to improve nurses’ job performance in Indonesia.

Keywords: compensation, incentive, nurses’ job performance, remuneration