It looks like that 100k/yr number applies to teachers who have paid extra into their pension fund, such as the one mentioned in this article: http://www.latime

It looks like that 100k/yr number applies to teachers who have paid extra into their pension fund, such as the one mentioned in this article: http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-20150925-column.html# http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-201509... Additionally, they don't receive social security benefits.