Average Upfront Payment Now?

Hey,

So I've been submitting articles to AC for a while now and just recently I have been averaging $2.60 per article; about .50 cents lower than usual. Is this just me and my current article niche? What has everyone else been averaging these past 2 weeks. Thanks.

ps I searched and came up with nothing recent, so please no "use search" posts.

I get around $2.50 - $3.80 each article...not many submitted, but I guess the rate is getting lower.

I got +$2 on few articles right after NYE, but now I got back to +$3. My guess is that it mostly depends on the article's title and niche.

three dollars