Over 30 years of retirement, Strother Adams would collect as much as $2.31 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes West Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Strother Adams received $48,452 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Strother Adams will have already received $98,358 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.