dumb asses every last one of them. Slaves didn’t get paid.
Slaves also didn’t have a choice to work there or not.
Actually, a lot of them did, especially ones with skilled trades. They were hired out and the slave owner kept a percentage. Many slaves bought their own freedom that way.
The sad thing is that antebellum slaves kept more of their earnings than modern Americans. Even Medieval serfs kept more of their earnings than modern Americans.