Over 30 years of retirement, Alexander would collect as much as $549,781, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Alexander received $11,556 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Alexander will have already received $35,719 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.