Over 30 years of retirement, Achenbach would collect as much as $7.19 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Carbondale Reporter.
The projection assumes Achenbach received $151,024 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Achenbach will have already received $306,579 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.