We live in a capitalist society. Anyone is qualified to be a CEO (you don't even have to pass a medical!). My suggestion, if you are somewhat jealous of a CEO's salary, is you should pursue that career. But take my advice, it is a hell of a lot harder than getting a good flying job.

I am playing devil's advocate here to illustrate a point. Imagine we were all mechanics on this forum. How would you like mechanics to be complaining about how most FedEx captains take in between $170,000 and $210,000 a year. Or how guys who have been with United and Continental for 20 years take in near $180,000. You would probably be upset. You would start to argue about how you generate lots of revenue. How you actually work more than the 20 hours a week you are paid for. How you are responsible for the safe outcome of the flight, etc...

But the truth is being a CEO is actually a hard job. There is no doubt in my mind you put in more hours. Your job has a much larger impact on the company. You actually take your job home with you!