Over 30 years of retirement, Long would collect as much as $603,532, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Rock Island Today.
The projection assumes Long received $12,685 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 1 years of retirement, Long will have already received $12,685 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.