Over 30 years of retirement, Novak would collect as much as $1.82 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes East Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Novak received $38,201 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Novak will have already received $159,818 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.