I have never heard anyone say they went into management for the money and then stick with it for long. At least for the companies whose pay scales I’m familiar

I have never heard anyone say they went into management for the money and then stick with it for long. At least for the companies whose pay scales I’m familiar with, that would be a terrible trade off. You maybe get a tiny bit more money than a high performer, but you have a world of responsibility coupled with less control of your work product. You need to love coordination and mentoring to be a good manager (among many other things).