Over 30 years of retirement, Diehl would collect as much as $4.06 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes West Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Diehl received $85,359 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Diehl will have already received $263,837 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.