Payouts change a lot between league levels.

Silver 3

Here is a player @drfreakzzz which only received 5.228 DEC on a battle in the Silver league. His ECR(energy capture rate) was 91.84%. Player rating of 1996 which is the top(1999) of Silver.

Silver 2

In comparison. I was paid 9.649 DEC. My ECR was 86.01%. My Player rating was 1975.

184% payout for having 25K more Collection Power(CP) and being in Silver 2.

@drfreakzzz comment on this post and I'll tip you some pizza.