Does anyone know for certain what kind of pension federal controllers receive after retirement?

and sharky, you obviously know what you are talking about, thanks for the info. but just a small correction... pay during training is actually about 19k (about 1600/month) with a daily per diem. you get the 33k after you finish training I believe. also, MAX pay at level 11 (the highest level available on the new payscale) is $98,525 (not including locality.) so, the MAX base pay any of the new hires can possibly earn is 98k, not sure where you got the upper range of 120k. possible you know something i dont.
the thing that makes me wonder when looking at this pay chart... there is "minimum" and "maximum" pay for each level... for example, the payscale says that at 100% qualified and level 11, the max pay is 98k, and the min pay is 68k. to me, it seems like they are saying that you are guaranteed 68k, but may or may never reach 98k (and you certainly wont go over that). (kind of like min guarantee in the airlines.. you're guaranteed 75 hrs, and it may be possible to make more than guarantee, but that doesnt mean you ever will.)
because that's a difference of 30k! 98k is a respectable sum of money, but 68k for slaving away at the busiest tracons and towers in the country? not so much.