Note: The dollar amount for total pension contributions that public-sector retirees receive for the nation has been corrected and is in bold below. Please disregard the previous version of the news graphic.
"Nationally, public-sector retirees receive $1.48 for every $1.00 of total pension contributions."
2016 Annual Survey of Public Pensions: State and Local Data
www.census.gov/programs-surveys/aspp.html