Purpose: This study aims to analyze the conditions of compensation, motivation, and employee performance, and to determine the effect of compensation and motivation on employee performance.   Method: This study was conducted at the Population and Civil Registration Service of Bandung Regency. The independent variables of this study are compensation and motivation, while the dependent variable is employee performance. Employees at the Population and Civil Registration Service of Bandung Regency were used as the population in this study. Sampling was carried out using the Simple Probability technique distributed to 60 employees. This type of research is quantitative research and uses descriptive analysis and SEM-PLS for processing data to test the relationship between variables. The hypothesis in this study is that compensation has a significant effect on employee performance and motivation has a significant effect on employee performance. Results: The results of this study indicate that compensation has a positive but insignificant effect on performance, while motivation has a significant positive effect on performance. In addition, compensation and motivation are proven to have a significant positive effect on performance. This means that increasing fair compensation and work motivation given to employees together can significantly improve employee performance. The results of this study are expected to provide in-depth insight into the dynamics that can affect performance at the Population and Civil Registration Service of Bandung Regency. This finding emphasizes the importance of a combination of compensation and motivation improvement strategies in creating a work environment that will support optimal performance.