Over 30 years of retirement, Neal would collect as much as $771,292, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes East Central Reporter.
The projection assumes Neal received $16,212 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 4 years of retirement, Neal will have already received $67,824 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.