Constant incapability of workforce to balance work and family responsibilities may contribute negatively towards institutional performance in terms of increased absenteeism, turnover, reduced productivity, decreased organizational dedication and decreased job satisfaction. The objective of this research was to evaluate the healthcare professional’s perceptions towards the importance of different factors responsible for work-life balance and job satisfaction in Pakistan. A descriptive cross sectional study design was used. A pre validated tool, impact of work life balance factors on job satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to conveniently selected sample of 283 prescribers, 214 nurses and 215 pharmacists. After data collection, data was cleaned, coded and entered in SPSS version 21 and was statistically analyzed. Significant difference (p ≥ 0.05) in work-life balance was observed among different gender, age groups, profession, salary, experience, sector of practice and marital status. On the other hand, significant difference (p ≥ 0.05) in job satisfaction was observed among different age groups, salary, experience and sector of practice. The results of the current research concluded that healthcare professionals in Pakistan were able to manage their work-life balance and were moderately satisfied with their job. Male healthcare professionals had relatively better work life balance. Physicians were better in managing work life balance. Experienced healthcare professionals with high salary were relatively managing better work life balance and were more satisfied with their job.
