Over 30 years of retirement, Galt would collect as much as $2.63 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes SE Illinois News.
The projection assumes Galt received $55,285 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Galt will have already received $170,881 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.