Over 30 years of retirement, Burlette would collect as much as $631,757, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Burlette received $13,279 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Burlette will have already received $26,956 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.