Labor productivity is a key phenomenon of economic activity. Labor productivity determines the capabilities of any economic object. In turn, labor productivity depends on a number of factors, among which one of the main ones is remuneration. This dependence is of a mutual nature, since the employee's remuneration in most cases depends on the achieved level of labor productivity, and earnings paid in a timely and adequate amount directly affect the productivity of further labor activity. The ratio between labor productivity and wages, as well as the ratio of the growth rates of these indicators, affect the state of economic systems at the macro and micro levels. It is quite easy to establish the optimal ratio of the level of remuneration and the rate of production, if you know the economic result of the work performed. Problems arise if the results of economic activity are influenced by unmanageable factors, which is typical of agricultural production. At agricultural enterprises, it is necessary to apply different approaches to managing the ratio of productivity and wages in periods of evolutionary development and in periods of revolutionary changes. It is important to link wage growth not only to productivity growth, but also to material resource savings.