It’s still half a penny. But it’s also growing.
Here’s a breakdown from another indie band, The Layaways, which started tracking their payouts in August, 2009. There are two comparison timeframes: August, 2009 through March, 2011, and August, 2009 through June, 2012.
I. Spotify per-stream payouts through March, 2011
smallest: $0.0002056
largest: $0.011456
average: $0.002865
II. Spotify per-stream payouts through June, 2012
low: $.0000237253
high: $.011926
average: $.0046623
Difference in 15 months: +$0.0017973