Over 30 years of retirement, Schwendau would collect as much as $1.07 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DeKalb Times.
The projection assumes Schwendau received $22,436 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Schwendau will have already received $22,436 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.