Abstract: If productivity before motivation proves elusive, then it is wasteful to ensure consistent preaching of same. The best rather than discretionary approach is to apply the complete reversal of this working guideline. Efforts need to be channelled to motivating teachers to measure up to the required standard of performance. But it would be untenable of the teachers concerned did not require any more motivation. This necessitated the need to explore the level to which teachers, notably accounting teachers, were motivated to stay committed to duty. The motivational elements used in the study were salary, administrative practices, and the study leave policy. In all, 120 accounting teachers from senior high schools in the Central Region participated in the vignette administration. The study revealed that the senior high school accounting teachers were not motivated by their level of salary.