The median annual PERS benefit is ~$23,500 ( http://www.oregon.gov/pers/docs/general_information/pers_by_the_numbers.pdf bottom of page 6.).  From the same page, about 10% of PERS retirees make $55,000 or more. This site http://www.teacherpensions.org/blog/what-average-teacher-pension-my-state says that the median pension for school teachers who have retired in the past 10 years is  $28,296.00.