The study determined the influence of transformational leadership of commissioned police officers and ethical climate on job satisfaction of noncommissioned police officers in Agusan del Sur, Philippines. A non-experimental quantitative research design using the descriptive-correlational technique, Pearson r and was applied to 300 randomly selected non-commissioned officers as respondents of the study using modified survey questionnaire. Results showed very high levels of transformational leadership, ethical climate, and job satisfaction among non-commissioned officers. Significant relationships were shown between transformational leadership and job satisfaction, and between ethical climate and job satisfaction. Further, Transformational leadership and ethical climate revealed a combined significant effect on job satisfaction among non-commissioned police officers.

Keywords : criminal justice, commissioned police officers, non-commissioned police officers, transformational leadership, ethical climate, Philippines