The purpose of this research is to investigate the primary-school teachers' motivation levels towards the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with this purpose, the professional motivations of primary school teachers have been examined according to the variables of gender, years of professional seniority, grade level taught and the number of students attending the course in the distance education. The study group of the research consists of 258 primary-school teachers working in Erdemli district of Mersin province. The study was carried out by using the survey method one of which is a quantitative research method and the data have been collected through the Personal Information Form developed by the researchers and the "Primary School Teacher Motivation Scale" developed by Ozturk & Uzunkol (2013). The results of the research demonstrated the professional motivation level of the primary-school teachers to be moderate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The gender showed a significant difference on primary-school teachers' professional motivation levels and female teachers' general average of professional motivation levels were found to be higher than the male teachers' professional motivational levels during COVID-19 pandemic. Another significant difference in professional motivation levels was observed in the the seniority levels in which it was determined to be between 21+ and 5-10, 11-15, 16-20 and between 16-20 and 11-15, 16-20 years of professional seniority groups. The professional motivation levels of the primary-school teachers did not show a significant difference according to the class level and the number of students participating in distance education. The data obtained from the scale have been interpreted, using the same scale, by comparing them with the studies carried out with teachers before the pandemic. Compared to pre-pandemic period, the professional motivation levels of the primary-school teachers are found to decrease.