Dupage Policy Journal

Former state school employee John Royhl, who retired in May 2018, saved $170,469 toward a pension over 25 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Over 30 years of retirement, Royhl would collect as much as $3.21 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes DuPage Policy Journal.

The projection assumes Royhl received $67,539 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.

After 3 years of retirement, Royhl will have already received $208,756 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.