Over 30 years of retirement, Haapoja would collect as much as $1.83 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Haapoja received $38,548 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Haapoja will have already received $78,252 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.