The photoelectron spectra of the following substituted benzamides have been determined: p-CH3O, p-CH3, p-Cl, H, p-F, p-CN, p-NO2, m-CH3O, m-CH3, m-Cl, and m-NO2. The first six ionization potentials have been assigned with reference to the phenyl and amide moieties. As an aid to the assignment CNDO/S calculations have been performed on the methoxy, methyl, and nitro benzamides. Linear relationships have been shown to exist between the first phenyl IP of disubstituted and monosubstituted benzenes. The slopes of these relationships have been shown to be related to the electron releasing ability of the substituent.By comparison of the pes data with nmr chemical shifts, the first phenyl IP has been shown to be related to the electron density at the position of substitution of the amide group. Likewise, the amide IP centered on the nitrogen has been shown to be related to the electron density on nitrogen.