there's a recent video by Louis Rossmann on "the myth of passion" that I think is very relevant to this: IBP3ZF2ljGU

personally, I think the meaning is in the relationships you form, not in the work itself (unless it's charity? haven't done that, wouldn't know), or maybe on what the compensation allows you to do (in your personal life)

as an example, I met a guy who was one of the top software engineers in a startup (he might have been one of the first members), he was in it purely for the money, so he could afford to pay for aviation classes/certifications, from the beginning he wasn't interested in the work, but it allowed him a [financially] comfortable life, and the aviation stuff