Hey @indigoocean, I noticed this question as I was responding to this post.

There's a great website that has been set up called steem.supply that helps translate the dollar amount you see on your post to an actual payout in terms of USD or STEEM.

The dollar value on each post is referred to as an "STU" on steem.supply, just so that isn't confusing. Just head to your post, grab the dollar amount you see there, and plug it in at the top of the calculator to see an idea of what your actual rewards will be!