Over 30 years of retirement, Hampton would collect as much as $204,429, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Hampton received $4,296 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Hampton will have already received $8,721 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.