His political career came to a premature end in humiliating circumstances, but Barry O'Farrell can expect to live very comfortably when he returns to civilian life thanks to the state's taxpayer-funded parliamentary superannuation scheme.
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The former premier will receive a pension of about $160,000 a year for the rest of his life, according to an analysis by Greens upper house MP John Kaye.
Alternatively, if the 54-year-old chooses to take his superannuation entitlements as a lump sum, he will receive $1.6 million.
Mr O'Farrell's super could be even larger if, as some anticipate, he continues in his position as the member for Ku-ring-gai until the election in March next year.
On July 1 this year, the Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal is expected to award MPs a pay rise of up to 2.5 per cent, increasing his payout by the same amount.
Mr Kaye said it was unfair that the former Premier was so well catered for when his government had ''decimated the public service''.
''Mr O'Farrell froze wages for nurses, teachers and paramedics behind inflation, slashed workers' compensation benefits and retrenched 15,000 public-sector workers,'' he said.
''He will have a much more comfortable post-work life than injured workers and most of the rest of the population.''
Mr O'Farrell is likely to be the final NSW premier to receive such a generous taxpayer-funded pension, with politicians elected after 2007 covered by a super scheme similar to that of other workers.
Reforms Mr O'Farrell introduced as premier in 2012 mean he will not be entitled to non-financial perks of his predecessors, such as free travel, a driver and an office.
