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That’s not a convincing reason. You don’t need to know.
Not sure where you are, but as a senior manager you may not be the compensation manager for your direct reports. Especially in a larger agency setting, this information tends to be kept tighter and only VP+ for example may be given this information and involved in the conversations around comp. I agree that it is maybe a little more difficult to advocate for someone when you don’t know where they stand, but your job then would be to focus on performance and let the comp manager determine what that translates into. If this is the case (and again, not sure where you are so this is all speculation, but if it is the case) it really should be a part of the training for new people managers so they know how to navigate, because I think your question is fair. My suggestion to you would be to ask the question differently so it doesn’t come off as weird/nosy - instead of directly asking to see the salaries of those reporting to you ask what your role is, if any, around compensation management and go from there. Last thing around salaries - knowing what everyone on your team makes can honestly sometimes feel icky and like a burden. A lot of times it’s really unfair and your best performers make less than the duds, but there is little that you can do to correct it.
Regarding past performance reviews - I get what you are saying - that this can be a head start to knowing who’s who on your team. I don’t think it’s wrong to ask for this. But please keep in mind that past reviews are based on somebody else’s perspective and also can be the result of somebody else’s management style. You will likely start to see and formulate your own impressions and perspective on each persons performance pretty quickly. And if, for whatever reason, you can’t get access to past reviews, starting fresh really isn’t such a bad thing so you have the opportunity to evaluate everyone objectively.
Good luck in your new role!
Why do you care?
The management will likely not tell you. I was shocked once that as a department head one of my male employees made more than me and was fully remote even though I was five days in office abd his boss. Wish I never knew