Robins has $2.75B economic impact on Peach State Published March 4, 2016 By Geoff Janes Robins Public Affairs ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Robins Air Force Base contributes $2.75 billion to the Georgia economy, according to the installation's latest economic impact statement. Published annually, the statement provides general information about the economic impact the installation has on the state. It is also distributed to federal, state and local officials. The fiscal 2015 statement counts Robins' workforce at 21,864 - a figure which is made up of 13,258 wage grade civilians, 5,953 military members and 2,653 other employees. The statement says Robins doled out nearly $1.3 billion in salaries. The largest chunk of that money - $910 million - went to civilians working on base, while military members accounted for $381 million, and non-federal civilians and contract employees accounted for just more than $15 million. The base also awarded $5 billion in contracts during fiscal 2015. Of that amount, the base awarded more than $400 million to Georgia firms, with the lion's share- $199 million - to firms in Cobb County. The top five contractors in terms of contracts awarded were Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Atomics.