Over 30 years of retirement, Gayles would collect as much as $401,192, according to a projection by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Peoria Standard.
The projection assumes Gayles received $8,432 in the first year of retirement, then 3 percent annual increases thereafter, compounded.
After 3 years of retirement, Gayles will have already received $26,063 in retirement benefits, or more than the sum total of the retiree's contributions to the state pension fund.