This research aims to analyze; the influence of rewards on employee job satisfaction and employee performance, the influence of punishment on job satisfaction and employee performance, and analyzing the influence of job satisfaction on the performance of employees of the Kutai Barat Regency Education and Culture Service. This research was carried out at the Education and Culture Office of Kutai Barat Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The population of this study were all employees of the Kutai Barat Regency Education and Culture Office, totaling 59 Civil Servants (PNS) and 151 Personnel Employees with Work Agreements (TKK), so the total population was 210 people. The number of samples used was calculated using the Slovin formula with a data collection error rate of 5% totaling 147 people. Next, the number of respondents/samples was taken using a simple random sampling procedure. The analysis used is path analysis using SmartPLS. The results of this research are the influence of reward on job satisfaction, the influence of reward on employee performance, the influence of punishment on job satisfaction, the influence of punishment on employee performance, and the influence of job satisfaction on employee performance is a positive and significant influence. The recommendation that can be submitted is for the government or West Kutai Regency Education and Culture Department to always give rewards to employees by considering the suitability between the job and the employee’s work abilities. Optimizing the provision of health benefits for employees. Considering employee careers in accordance with employee competencies. Likewise, the provision of punishment can be maintained and even increased and always takes into account the applicable legislation.