Maybe there's a problem in my situation then. I've not yet found a job that was both interesting with "compelling" pay. Good pay, often yes. "Good" meaning I could pay my bills and have a decent life. But that's not "compelling" to me.

I'm not expecting "fuck you" money, but something that pays enough to compel me to be in a car for 2-3 hours per day commuting, or something interesting enough to compel me to move states.

We probably have different numbers for "compelling" pay.