Pensions Run High for Kirkwood Educators

Thirteen former or current employees of the Kirkwood School District are estimated to make $63 million throughout their lifetimes in taxpayer-supported pensions after they retire, stated a list released by Taxpayers United of America (TUA) Tuesday, the St. Louis-Post Dispatch reports.

Of St. Louis County public school districts, Kirkwood had the second-most employees making TUA's list of the top 100 St. Louis County government teacher salaries and estimated pensions for 2010, with a combined annual cost of $1.5 million per year, the Post-Dispatch reports.

Of those Kirkwood educators, Deborah Holmes, former assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, is expected to receive the highest estimated pension at $133,913 annually for an estimated lifetime payout of $5,758,238. In 2010, Holmes earned $168,550 in total wages, based on TUA data.

The Parkway School District had the most employees making the list with a total of 15, at a combined annual cost of $1.7 million per year and a combined estimated lifetime payout of $73 million, the Post-Dispatch reports.

See the accompanying PDF file for a full list of educators and estimated pensions.

Read TUA news releases about St. Louis County teachers and Missouri government employees here.