Cost of Living-Adjusted public pension retirement benefits. Based on AEI's March 2014 report, and the C2ER state Cost of Living Index

1. State Annual Lifetime COLI Annual Lifetime
Alabama 40,344$ 835,318$ 92.4 43,662$ 904,024$
Alaska 62,712$ 1,298,445$ 131.4 47,726$ 988,162$
Arizona 40,416$ 836,809$ 101.9 39,662$ 821,206$
Arkansas 25,743$ 532,999$ 91.6 28,104$ 581,877$
California 61,560$ 1,274,593$ 128.1 48,056$ 994,998$
Colorado 60,420$ 1,250,990$ 99.5 60,724$ 1,257,276$
Connecticut 50,388$ 1,043,278$ 132.6 38,000$ 786,786$
Delaware 32,688$ 676,802$ 107.2 30,493$ 631,345$
Florida 26,508$ 548,845$ 98.2 26,994$ 558,905$
Georgia 25,318$ 524,208$ 92.9 27,253$ 564,271$
Hawaii 33,000$ 683,262$ 156.9 21,033$ 435,476$
Idaho 39,348$ 814,696$ 89.8 43,817$ 907,234$
Illinois 34,668$ 717,797$ 95.6 36,264$ 750,834$
Indiana 18,552$ 384,117$ 90.6 20,477$ 423,970$
Iowa 29,016$ 600,773$ 92.1 31,505$ 652,305$
Kansas 22,080$ 457,164$ 92.0 24,000$ 496,917$
Kentucky 35,520$ 735,438$ 90.1 39,423$ 816,246$
Louisiana 31,836$ 659,161$ 95.0 33,512$ 693,854$
Maine 25,308$ 523,999$ 110.6 22,882$ 473,778$
Maryland 40,296$ 834,324$ 119.9 33,608$ 695,850$
Massachusetts 40,992$ 848,735$ 122.1 33,572$ 695,115$
Michigan 29,808$ 617,712$ 94.8 31,443$ 651,595$
Minnesota 31,296$ 647,980$ 101.9 30,712$ 635,898$
Mississippi 14,844$ 307,343$ 89.1 16,660$ 344,942$
Missouri 23,940$ 495,675$ 92.8 25,797$ 534,133$
Montana 34,308$ 710,344$ 98.4 34,866$ 721,894$
Nebraska 22,066$ 457,293$ 89.5 24,655$ 510,942$
Nevada 64,008$ 1,325,279$ 95.5 67,024$ 1,387,727$
New Hampshire 27,288$ 564,995$ 120.7 22,608$ 468,099$
New Jersey 41,256$ 854,201$ 130.0 31,735$ 657,078$
New Mexico 31,296$ 647,980$ 92.3 33,907$ 702,037$
New York 43,020$ 890,725$ 136.4 31,540$ 653,024$
North Carolina 43,020$ 890,725$ 95.9 44,859$ 928,806$
North Dakota 38,004$ 786,689$ 99.9 38,042$ 787,476$
Ohio 39,708$ 822,150$ 92.5 42,928$ 888,811$
Oklahoma 34,322$ 710,840$ 90.4 37,967$ 786,327$
Oregon 58,188$ 1,204,776$ 106.8 54,483$ 1,128,067$
Pennsylvania 48,876$ 1,011,972$ 100.7 48,536$ 1,004,937$
Rhode Island 44,611$ 923,665$ 125.7 35,490$ 734,817$
South Carolina 30,102$ 623,269$ 95.6 31,487$ 651,955$
South Dakota 33,660$ 696,927$ 99.6 33,795$ 699,726$
Tennessee 33,108$ 685,498$ 90.2 36,705$ 759,976$
Texas 45,197$ 935,805$ 91.8 49,234$ 1,019,395$
Utah 41,028$ 849,480$ 91.1 45,036$ 932,470$
Vermont 30,588$ 633,321$ 120.5 25,384$ 525,578$
Raw Adjusted

2. Virginia 34,116$ 706,373$ 96.2 35,464$ 734,275$
Washington 41,268$ 854,442$ 102.6 40,222$ 832,789$
West Virginia 49,191$ 1,018,496$ 97.2 50,608$ 1,047,835$
Wisconsin 37,572$ 777,924$ 96.5 38,935$ 806,139$
Wyoming 30,576$ 633,097$ 96.7 31,619$ 654,702$