Over 30 years of retirement, Lawrence would collect as much as $1.74 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Lawrence received $36,599 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Lawrence will have already received $36,599 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.