Over 30 years of retirement, Zarello would collect as much as $607,711, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes West Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Zarello received $12,773 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Zarello will have already received $53,438 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.