Over 30 years of retirement, Thompson would collect as much as $3.43 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Macon Reporter.
The projection assumes Thompson received $72,080 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Thompson will have already received $146,322 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.