Employee satisfaction is the result of their motivation, so it is necessary to examine the needs of individuals to ensure that motivation can be properly geared to their needs. Motivation is a set of processes that encourage and direct the human way to the desired goals. To date, content, process and contemporary theories of motivation have been developed, where the motives for work are ranked as extrinsic (external) and intrinsic (internal). When talking about employee motivation strategies, we differentiate between material and immaterial strategies. Job satisfaction depends on the individual and his/her attitude toward the job, the expectations, and how the employee wants to perform at their job. It is also necessary to emphasize that satisfaction is not only related to the job itself but also to the whole work environment including colleagues, tasks and business policy of the organization. We distinguish three theories of work satisfaction: the theory of instrumentality, justice and job characteristics. Job satisfaction factors include organizational and personal factors, where employee satisfaction can be measured by the global rating method or the sum of the results of each job aspect. The aim of the thesis is to examine the impact of employee satisfaction on the business performance of the textile industry of the Split-Dalmatia County. For this purpose, a survey was conducted in which 99 employees from 10 textile industry companies were asked to complete a survey questionnaire, which examined how employee satisfaction reflects on performance indicators. The results of the research show that a higher degree of employee satisfaction reduces the gross profit margins; however, it increases in net profit margins and Return on Equity (ROE). In addition, it has been investigated how the factors of work affect the employee's average satisfaction: it is proven that the salary level, the working environment as well as the working conditions positively affect the employee's satisfaction.