Profit doesnt pay for salary. Salaries are an expense to the company. Profit is whats left over after all of that and is what the company can give back to the s

Profit doesnt pay for salary. Salaries are an expense to the company. Profit is whats left over after all of that and is what the company can give back to the shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. I would guess that in a profitless world there would be something different than a 401k for retirement. Humans can exist without profits.