Over 30 years of retirement, Atnip would collect as much as $363,095, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Carbondale Reporter.
The projection assumes Atnip received $7,632 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 5 years of retirement, Atnip will have already received $40,520 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.