AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the effect of compensation strategy (CS) on employee
performance in Iraqi universities. In addition, the study identified the mediating role of
organisational justice (OJ) on the relationship between compensation strategy(CS) and
employee performance (EP). The population of this study comprised of 29,435
academic staff from 22 Iraqi universities in the middle and southern territory of Iraq. A
sample was selected by using stratified random sampling. A sample which include 400
academic staffs was selected by using stratified random sampling technique.. A
questionnaires was developed and verified for its construct validity and reliability based
on the arbitrators of six (6) experts. Structural Equation Modeling SEM analysis was
performed to answer research questions by testing the hypotheses. Findings revealed
that CS dimensions, namely financial compensation (β=0.216, p..