Typical scenario over the last few years at different companies: I'm ask to help find DevOps SREs. Find people and interview them Recommend the few good ones

Typical scenario over the last few years at different companies: I'm ask to help find DevOps SREs. Find people and interview them Recommend the few good ones. They turn the offers down because not enough money is offered. I'm asked what could be done differently to hire good DevOps/SREs, because it's impossible to get anybody! Later, once I've moved on, I found out that devs were offered and paid significantly more.