In Fiscal Year 2015, Davis Monthan Air Force base’s combined operations and maintenance outlays totaled more than $199 million, according to the Economic Impact Analysis report released last week. “Using the prescribed parameters provided in this report, the total economic impact of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Fiscal Year 2015 amounted to over $1.5 billion,” concludes the report.
Table 1 Executive Summary
| Expense Category | Line Amount Base |
| Base Personnel | |
| Active Duty Military | 6,794 |
| Reserve / Air National Guard | 747 |
| Dependents | 5,991 |
| Appropriated Funds Civilians | 1,612 |
| Non-Appropriated Funds Civilians | 302 |
| On-Site Contract Civilians | 294 |
| Other Civilians (DMAG, Base Exchange, Private Businesses) | 868 |
| Base Payroll | |
| Active Duty Military | $387.3M |
| Reserve / Air National Guard | $31.8M |
| Appropriated Funds Civilians | $99.2M |
| Non-Appropriated Funds, DMAG, & On-Site Contract Civilians | $78.6M |
| Expenditures/Estimated Financial Impacts | |
| Annual Retiree Payroll | $521.6M |
| Annual Base Expenditures | $199.0M |
| Estimated Dollar Value of Jobs Created | $195.6M |
| Total Impact | $1.513B |
Table 2 Total Base Personnel by Classification and Housing Location
| Appropriated Funds Military | Living On-Base | Living Off-Base | Total |
| Active Duty | 1,794 | 5,000 | 6,794 |
| Reserve / Air National Guard | – | 747 | 747 |
| Dependents | 1,464 | 4,527 | 5,991 |
| Total | 3,258 | 10,274 | 13,532 |
Report finding highlights:
There were approximately 7,541 military and 3,076 civilians employed on the base with a combined payroll of more than $597 million.
There were an estimated 4,598 indirect jobs created with an approximate annual dollar value of $195.6 million.
The Tucson metropolitan area counted a total of 19,487 military retirees among its residents.
The combined retirement payroll of 9,433 Air Force; 7,095 Army; 2,177 Navy; 665 Marines; and 117 Coast Guard retirees amounted to a yearly salary of over $522 million.
Table 3 Annual Payroll by Classification and Housing Location
| Appropriated Funds Military | Living On-Base | Living Off-Base | Total |
| Active Duty | $102.3M | $285M | $387.3M |
| Reserve / Air National Guard | – | $31.7M | $31.7M |
| Total | $102.3M | $316.7M | $419M |
Table 4 Total Base Civilian Personnel by Appropriated and Non-Appropriated Funds
| Appropriated Funds Civilians | Payroll |
| General Schedule | 947 |
| Federal Wage Board | 562 |
| Other Appropriated Funds Civilians | 103 |
| Total | 1,612 |
| Non-Appropriated Funds Civilians | |
| Civilian Non-Appropriated Funds | 302 |
| Civilian Base Exchange | 202 |
| Contract Civilians | 294 |
| DMAG & Private Businesses | 666 |
| Total | 1,464 |
Table 5 Annual Payroll by Appropriated and Non-Appropriated Funds
| Appropriated Funds Civilians | Payroll |
| General Schedule | $66.1M |
| Federal Wage Board | $28.6M |
| Other Appropriated Funds Civilians | $4.5M |
| Total | $99.2M |
| Non-Appropriated Funds Civilians | |
| Civilian Non-Appropriated Funds | $5.6M |
| Civilian Base Exchange | $11.6M |
| Contract Civilians | $20.0M |
| DMAG & Private Businesses | $41.4M |
| Total | $78.6M |