Let me suggest you go to this post for a great explanation on how payouts work:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@shenanigator/the-ultimate-guide-to-steemit-payouts
Given the recent price volatility, you could see changes in the actual payouts given the average used for the STEEM portion. In addition, I have learned from @brandonfyre that some applications also take up to 25% of your rewards if you use them to post. I see that you used dMania and that could be why you have this reduction as well. Here is a post that explains that as well:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@brandonfrye/top-6-steem-apps-stealing-your-rewards-and-3-that-aren-t
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well the actual payout was around $7.40 but given the prices going up the payout went to $9.14, but the payout was the same amount which was the actual payout at the beginning. however will have a look at the post you suggested