Over 30 years of retirement, Branham would collect as much as $625,557, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chambana Sun.
The projection assumes Branham received $13,148 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Branham will have already received $26,690 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.