Over 30 years of retirement, Tompson would collect as much as $844,368, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Tompson received $17,748 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Tompson will have already received $36,028 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.