Over 30 years of retirement, Carle would collect as much as $1.39 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes West Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Carle received $29,269 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Carle will have already received $59,416 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.