It is very much acceptable to let senior management positions have salaries.
For certain people to reach those positions, I believe that they have something that the workers in lower positions don’t have. It is not that I am patronizing common workers but the reality is that some people have more powerful minds than the others and that’s why those that perform better should deserve a better compensation.
Not only that, they are also assigned to oversee the entirety of the junior workers and the company’s welfare. Managing people and an entire business is a tedious job because even if you’re not often seen in the field, every detail will be reported to you. You need to have the brains and the capacity to work in stressful environments most of the time. More often than not, employees that were able to reach the managerial positions have been a part of a company for a long time and have shown their capabilities especially in achieving the company’s goals and in making big decisions.
Moreover, people in these positions tend to be more passionate and more dedicated than the average person. They see things and possibilities that common people like us overlook and shrug off.
In conclusion, in order to reach the top, you really have to be the best, and the best people deserve to have the greatest things in life. Hence, them receiving higher compensation is not a very big deal as long as lower-ranked workers are also compensated fairly.