Probably not unless that person was already an established big star like Joe, Rhyno, and Asuka.
Developmental pay is tiny compared to the main roster. Outside of a handful of people, its in the $25k range for average. Divas get more because of higher costs needed to maintain their appearances but even that is tiny compared to the main roster.
Some like Joe and Gargano have other indie deals on the side to cover the money gap and others like Bayley have high enough merch sales to help out. Both groups likely wouldn't fit the long term mold needed for just a NXT career since the Gargano types are just temporary workers and the Bayley types are the ones who get the call ups.
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