The main objective of this study was to investigate work stress and burnout as correlates of marital stability among local government staff in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. It specifically examine the effect of work stress on marital stability of local government staff in Ijebu-North Local Government Area and also determine the effect of burnout on marital stability of local government staff in Ijebu-North Local Government Area. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised of staff of Ijebu-North Local Government Area. Simple random sampling techniques was adopted to select two hundred staff that participated in the study. The instruments used were Perceived Stress Scale, Job Burnout Scale and Marital Stability Questionnaire. Data generated from the participant were analysed using descriptive statistics such as simple percentage and regression analysis. Findings from the study showed that work stress can affect marital stability of employee. Also, job burnout is has significant effect on marital stability. Hence, it can be concluded that employee who are married can have challenges with their marriage if they are unable to cope with work stress and they are also expose to job burnout. Among other recommendations is that counsellors should consider these factors in their macro-planning to deal with job burnout syndrome.