If your only goal is to pay devs fairly and do the best for the project, the best way for a library is MIT (for an app, GPL) and having a Foundation that companies support with money and development efforts. Examples: Linux, Blender.

If you want to make actual profits, then it is the same license choice but with a company that sells valuable long-term support, development and perhaps proprietary extra features. Examples: RedHat, Canonical, GitLab.