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Job satisfaction is one of central tenets of involved and engaged work culture. The academic performance of teachers greatly depends upon job satisfaction as it enhances not only their productivity in instructional processes but also strengthen emotional bond. This study is carried out to explore the job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in relation to marital status, nature of job, training and years of experience. Descriptive method was used as the design of the study. The population of the study is secondary school teachers of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The study conducted on 192 secondary school teachers that are taken through a stratified random sampling. The tool used for data collection is Job Satisfaction Scale developed by the researchers. Statistical technique used for data analysis is standard deviation and t-test. The study found that married secondary school teachers have higher level of job satisfaction than non-married secondary school teachers. It is also found that the job satisfaction of permanent secondary school teachers is higher than contractual teachers. No significant difference found in job satisfaction among trained and untrained secondary school teachers. It is also found that teachers with more than 15 years of experience have higher level of job satisfaction than teachers with less than 15 years of experience. The study discussed needed initiatives to address the issue of job satisfaction among secondary school teachers.