Over 30 years of retirement, Caro would collect as much as $483,111, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DuPage Policy Journal.
The projection assumes Caro received $10,154 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Caro will have already received $31,386 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.