Over 30 years of retirement, Deterding would collect as much as $5.05 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Deterding received $106,164 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Deterding will have already received $215,513 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.