Hill AFB impact still rising, now tops $3.7 billion

The economic impact of Hill Air Force Base continues to take off.

The base last year had a total impact of $3.7 billion on Utah’s economy, up from $3.6 billion reported for 2018 and $3.4 billion reported for 2017, according to the base’s economic analysis. The figures include payroll, expenditures and the dollar value of jobs created.

The report showed Hill had a payroll of $1.43 billion, about the same as in 2018, and annual expenditures of $811 million, up from $760 million. Hill also created about $1.47 billion in indirect jobs, up from $1.38 billion in 2018.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

The report showed 27,650 total personnel within Hill Air Force Base, including 5,705 military, 5,292 military dependents and 16,653 civilians. In 2018, the base had 25,709 total personnel, including 5,788 military, 3,621 military dependents and 16,300 civilians.

Salaries in 2019 included a total of $315 million for military, $1 billion for civilians, and $13.9 million for non-appropriated fund contract civilians and private business.

The jobs-created figure stood at 30,167, up from 29,596 the prior year.

The 2019 expenditures figure of $811 million includes $69.2 million for construction, down from $73.9 million; $703.4 million for services, up from $577.2 million; and $38.6 million for procurement of materials, equipment and supplies, down from $108.9 million.

The analysis was prepared by the base’s cost and economics division and was calculated using identifiable off-base local area spending from gross expenditures.{/mprestriction}