The only time you should look into other people's bowl is to see whether they have enough.
It doesnt matter what else people are making. The fact that you can make money by posting should get you elated already. Who gives a rat's ass what other people make. Stay here long enough and you will see that almost everyone here respects @cornholio (in a weird sort way) because of the things he does on here other than posting. Those are the things that newer slower Steemians dont notice yet.
Now I'm not shilling for him, this comment is directed to you..
What you made on here is proportional to the time, effort, experience contributions you put on here. You can't expect to pop some posts every now and then and cash in huge money. There are literally people who's here 18 hours a day, curating stuff, engaging to people.
I recommend you read a series by @papa-pepper on why some people make so much money for apparently little efforts.
You can read the posts here.
https://steemit.com/steemiteducation/@papa-pepper/the-stranger-papa-s-advice-for-newer-users-part-1
https://steemit.com/steem-help/@papa-pepper/the-stranger-papa-s-advice-for-newer-users-part-2
https://steemit.com/steem-help/@papa-pepper/the-stranger-papa-s-advice-for-newer-users-part-3