Over 30 years of retirement, Small would collect as much as $215,373, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Small received $4,527 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Small will have already received $18,940 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.