What's the salary when wrestling for WWE/NXT?

Talent signs multi year contracts. So they make what their perceived worth was at the time they signed. The salary depends on their drawing ability. Cena makes millions for obvious reasons, even though he's essentially a midcarder and has been for 2 years. He's headlined what, 1 or 2 PPVs in 2 years?

So some main eventers might making like 150-300k because they are still on original starters pay contracts. Though merch sales can make up for salary. Going by Forbes and other sources, Ambrose supposedly make $1 million off merch sales alone. His base salary is about 900k.

Jobbers seen to make 100 to 300k. But obviously some may have been brought up and signed as midcarders but fell down to jobber status on their original salaries.

We have no idea what NXT wrestlers make currently. When it was just a developmental brand without touring, men made 20-60k. Women made a little more because they have to put more work into their physical appearance, supposedly. However, since NXT now tours and is essentially a 3rd brand, I would be willing to bet salaries went up. I doubt Joe and Nakamura stayed down there for so long if they were only making 60k

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