higher wages are associated with higher job satisfaction and higher job anxiety. However, we observe a positive association … between higher wages and non-pecuniary job satisfaction, which disappears with the inclusion of our effort measures. Thus high … effort levels provide high levels of non-pecuniary job satisfaction and higher wages, in contrast to what compensating wage …

Using linked employer–employee data for Britain we find that higher wages are associated with higher job satisfaction … and higher job anxiety. The association between wages and non-pecuniary job satisfaction disappears with the inclusion of … effort measures whereas the positive association between wages and job anxiety remains strong and significant providing no …

associated with significantly lower wages but there is no wage penalty from overskilling. Furthermore, those who simultaneously …