Over 30 years of retirement, Martinez would collect as much as $1.05 million, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes NW Illinois News.
The projection assumes Martinez received $22,040 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 2 years of retirement, Martinez will have already received $44,741 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the teachers' pension fund.