The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between motivation and competency-based performance of employees at SENATI Iquitos in the year 2024. The research is basic, explanatory, and has a quantitative approach. It corresponds to the descriptive correlational level, following the characteristics described by Hernández, Fernández, and Baptista (2014). A non-experimental and cross-sectional design was used, analyzing the variables as they are found in their environment without manipulation, with data obtained at a specific moment. The results show that the Pearson correlation analysis between motivation and performance revealed a coefficient of 0.284, indicating a positive but low correlation. However, the significance value (0.088) is greater than the conventional threshold of 0.05, suggesting that the observed relationship is not statistically significant. In conclu...