Over 30 years of retirement, Bauer would collect as much as $879,998, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Bauer received $18,496 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Bauer will have already received $37,547 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.