Over 30 years of retirement, Palmer would collect as much as $1.18 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Carbondale Reporter.
The projection assumes Palmer received $24,794 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Palmer will have already received $24,794 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.