Snooker is very far ahead of pool in payouts but consider the 64th-ranked player on the snooker tour:
That means that over the last two years (the ranking period for snooker) #64 has won about $40,000 per year. For most players on the 128-player professional tour, snooker is still a hobby that offers a possibility of profit after expenses.
In comparison, here is #65 on the AZB pool money leaders board for 2022:
So, in some sense, pool is running at about half the prize level of snooker. The top players at snooker are at a higher level compared to pool with O'Sullivan earning about $600,000 per year (before endorsements).
Bottom line: I think we want pool to pass snooker.