Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical framework that will assist the practitioners and research scholars to better understand the relationship between job worth and the determination of fair pay among the employees occupying the same job. A related objective is to determine the mechanisms, recently, adopted by some developing countries in order to identify pay based on the relative value.
 Design / Methodology / Approach: this paper adopts an analytical descriptive approach in the sense of examining the concepts and perspectives relevant to the topic of the analysis. The comparative approach has, also, been used in identifying a set of criteria for comparing some developing countries experiences, such as South Africa and Kenya.
Findings: The study presented an analytical structure reflecting the opposing views against job based- pay. In addition, the study identified some useful directive, organizational and legal mechanisms necessary for applying JE and determining pay based on the relative worth of job accordingly.
Originality/ Value: this study helps the researchers in the comprehension of JE and its relation to determining pay by analyzing the theoretical as well as philosophical perspectives. This framework can be considered as a valuable source of potential improvement and criticism for the scholars in the future. In addition, the analysis of some successful practices would provide policy makers with information regarding mechanisms for establishing a hierarchal wage structure.