Over 30 years of retirement, Schwendau would collect as much as $2.69 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Schwendau received $56,618 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Schwendau will have already received $175,002 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.