Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is a Joint installation in Honolulu, Hawaii. This guide covers 2026 BAH rates for every paygrade, TRICARE region, state tax treatment, on-base amenities, and PCS planning tools.
Rates last verified August 2026 against the published source tables.
Home of U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) — the operational hub for all U.S. military forces across the Pacific Theater. Roughly 40,000 service members are assigned here.
Housing here is priced in the Honolulu County military housing area, where 2026 BAH for an E-5 with dependents is $3,663 a month. BAH is paid on top of base pay, is not taxed, and does not change according to whether you rent or buy.
Care here falls under the TRICARE West region.
| Pay grade | With dependents | Without dependents |
|---|---|---|
| E-1 | $3,333 | $2,598 |
| E-2 | $3,333 | $2,598 |
| E-3 | $3,333 | $2,598 |
| E-4 | $3,333 | $2,598 |
| E-5 | $3,663 | $2,856 |
| E-6 | $3,912 | $3,036 |
| E-7 | $4,098 | $3,348 |
| E-8 | $4,302 | $3,720 |
| E-9 | $4,518 | $3,783 |
| W-1 | $3,930 | $3,222 |
| W-2 | $4,182 | $3,717 |
| W-3 | $4,434 | $3,795 |
| W-4 | $4,551 | $3,951 |
| W-5 | $4,692 | $4,146 |
| O-1 | $3,702 | $2,997 |
| O-1E (Prior Enlisted) | $4,137 | $3,660 |
| O-2 | $3,909 | $3,555 |
| O-2E (Prior Enlisted) | $4,398 | $3,768 |
| O-3 | $4,428 | $3,819 |
| O-3E (Prior Enlisted) | $4,572 | $3,903 |
| O-4 | $4,737 | $4,110 |
| O-5 | $4,959 | $4,224 |
| O-6 | $5,001 | $4,413 |
| O-7+ | $5,040 | $4,494 |
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam draws its rates from the Honolulu County military housing area. In 2026 an E-5 with dependents receives $3,663 a month and an E-5 without dependents $2,856. An E-7 with dependents receives $4,098. The rate depends on the housing area, your paygrade and whether you have dependents — not on your ZIP code, and not on whether you rent or buy.
No. BAH is a non-taxable allowance, so it does not appear as taxable wages on your W-2 and no federal or state income tax is withheld from it. That makes a dollar of BAH worth noticeably more than a dollar of base pay, which is why comparing a civilian salary against base pay alone understates military compensation.
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam falls in the TRICARE West region. The region determines which contractor administers your care and where referrals are authorized, so a PCS that crosses regions means transferring your enrollment — Prime enrollment does not follow you automatically, and letting it lapse drops you to TRICARE Select with its cost shares.
Most of it is reimbursed rather than paid. A PCS to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam normally pays a dislocation allowance, a mileage allowance for driving your own vehicle, per diem for you and each dependent while you travel, and temporary lodging once you arrive. Choosing a personally procured move pays you the government's cost for the same shipment, so the profit — and the tax on it — depends on your weight and the distance. The PCS calculator estimates all of those for this destination.