Over 30 years of retirement, Kaul would collect as much as $6.05 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes West Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Kaul received $127,260 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Kaul will have already received $258,338 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.