Over 30 years of retirement, Souza would collect as much as $929,433, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Souza received $19,536 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Souza will have already received $81,732 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.