Over 30 years of retirement, Plater Sharp would collect as much as $2.02 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Sangamon Sun.
The projection assumes Plater Sharp received $42,487 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Plater Sharp will have already received $86,249 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.