How to paste a Smart Object in a consistent and proportional size onto a Photo in Photoshop CC?

I am a photographer and want my signature on every photo I print. I have created the text I want in Illustrator and have been dragging that text into Photoshop.When I do this I am asked if I want it to be a Smart Object or Pixels, Path or shape layer. I have been choosing it to be a smart object. When I try and place it on my photograph, the sizes that the text come into Photoshop per photo can vary. I would like all of my signatures to be proportionally the same size all across my print sizes. How do I accomplish this?
Thanks!!

I pasted the signature at 1.75" on my photo and printed it on 8.5"X11" paper, measured it's actual size once printed and it is 1 1/8" on the paper. Am I missing something in the sizing of the picture? How can I make it to come out the same size and consistent.

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