Purpose – The report aims to develop a systematic literature review (SLR) on the relationship between teachers' job satisfaction and job performance in higher education during 2018-2022 through a review of 38 articles published in different journals. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative technique for conducting SLR was used. Conceptually we try to see the relationships between Job satisfaction and job performance journals until 2022 were considered for this review. Findings – this search found that 10 out of 38 papers specifically analyze. Descriptive results of the review, this paper highlights that none of the contributions takes into account qualitative analysis of the relationship between Job satisfaction and job performance.  Practical implications – this paper suggests to politicians, educational leaders, human resource managers and international stockholders who have a contribution to help the pursuit of quality education across the world. Originality/value – the study contributes to having more knowledge of the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance in the literature review.