Work motivation is the most vital driving force in achieving performance. Without motivation, employees will not succeed in completing a job to the fullest because no will comes from within the employee itself, what appears is only routine. The work motivation factor for Makassar City Regional Secretariat employees in carrying out their duties as state servants greatly determine the success of the performance of the Makassar City Regional Secretariat. This study aims to determine the effect of work motivation on employee performance at the secretariat office of the Regional People's Representative Council of Makassar City, namely Work Motivation (X) with the dependent variable namely employee performance (Y) of the Regional People's Representative Council of Makassar City. The study used a sample of 39 respondents. The data collection method used was a questionnaire spread hearing which was processed using simple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that based on the results of simple linear regression analysis, the equation is obtained: Y = 1.576 + 572 X. The hypothesis submission using the t-test shows that work motivation has a significant effect on employee performance. The coefficient of determination (R²) is 56%. This shows that 56% of employee performance can be explained by motivational variables, while the rest is influenced by other factors not examined. The benefit of this research is to provide input to government agencies regarding the influence of employee motivation at the secretariat of the Regional People's Representative Council of Makassar City.