Over 30 years of retirement, Welch would collect as much as $187,268, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Rock Island Today.
The projection assumes Welch received $3,936 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Welch will have already received $3,936 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.