I just saw some stats and I'm pretty sure you were the second or third highest paid from content. No complaints. Top curators seem to make more because the earnings are more centralized (content creator rewards are surprisingly spread out these days) As of now it seems that there are only 10-20 people who could earn a living from Hive in a country like Finland or Japan, and for most of them that'd only be live-able with no dependents or expenses like outstanding debt, not exactly RICH but still worth the effort if they enjoy their time here.
None of that is counting POB and Leo or other Hive based tokens which could probably triple or quadruple the amount of people who could earn a living...and then there are many who live in cheaper places. I think a $1.50+ Hive in the next year is realistic, and things will look much better then.
Still I don't complain with my $8-20 payouts. It's slowly piling up into a very nice investment, and if Hive triples and I count tokens, I'll be earning more than my other work.