leaving bigger environment for smaller but smaller has higher pay..anyone have success stories?

has anyone left a bigger environment (hub) for a smaller environment (spoke) but the job duties were basically the same and the smaller environment actually paid more?

seen a potential opportunity to do this which means not being the guy anymore for all sites but the guy for one site and the pay would be same and or more in the long run.

i question the overall office health of the potential new place, the personalities of my new peers, and how good is management dishing out projects.