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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between supervisors’ transformational and transactional leadership styles, and the satisfaction of Al Rihadh teachers. This non-experimental, quantitative, explanatory correlation and explanatory comparative survey research explores the relationship between supervisors’ transformational and transactional leadership styles and the job satisfaction of Al Riyadh teachers. This study utilized two questionnaires; the two questionnaires were: the transformational leadership and transactional leadership of the MLQ-5x short-form developed by Bass and Avolio (1995), and Teacher Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TJSQ) developed by Lester (1984). The data analysed using the statistical software program SPSS 12.0. Data analysis consisted of descriptive statistics exploratory factor analysis, independent t-test and multiple regression analysis. The study found that teachers who perceived transformational leadership were the most satisfied with their jobs. In contrast, teachers who perceived transactional leadership reported less job satisfaction. This study was limited to the relationship between supervisors transformational and transactional leadership styles, and teachers’ job satisfaction. Future studies should add laissez-faire leadership to the research questions and hypotheses. (Published Abstract)