Child Support If You Make $2,000 a Week in Colorado
At $2,000 a week the natural question is whether the schedule ceiling comes into play. It does not: Colorado schedule runs to $40,000 a month, so every cell below is a real number.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $2000 a week
The paying parent earns $2000 a week ($8,666.67 a month) in every cell below. The other parent's monthly income changes across rows, and the number of children changes across columns; both genuinely change the result.Every figure is computed with the real Colorado guideline engine, the same one behind the full calculator, not a lookup table built for this page.
| Other parent's income | 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
|---|---|---|---|
| No reported income | $1,259.00 | $1,885.00 | $2,239.67 |
| $2,000 a month | $1,155.92 | $1,708.42 | $2,002.81 |
| $4,000 a month | $1,085.84 | $1,611.54 | $1,897.77 |
| $6,000 a month | $1,030.15 | $1,516.27 | $1,770.36 |
Every dollar figure is a monthly amount, the presumptive guideline result before add-ons like child care or health insurance and before any court deviation. "Not available" means the engine behind this site declined to compute that specific combination rather than guess; the reason is shown next to it.
The ceiling stays out of reach at this income
Colorado 2026 schedule, set by HB25-1159, tops out at $40,000 a month in combined income, with linear interpolation between rows below that. At $2,000 a week the payer brings $8,666.67 a month, and even with the top other-parent scenario at $6,000 a month the combined figure stays near $14,667, less than halfway to the ceiling.
That is why the table below computes a number in every cell. No scenario on this page approaches the end of the schedule, so there is no high-income refusal or special above-table formula to discuss. The fixed overnight baseline remains zero payer overnights.
Reading a fully computed table at the top of the range
Every cell below is a genuine schedule result, so the full 4x3 grid is comparable across both axes. The other parent income moves the number, and the child count moves it more, with three children producing the largest obligations in the table.
The $40,000 ceiling matters only for readers considering combined incomes far beyond this page. Within the scenarios shown, the interpolated schedule covers everything without a special high-income step.
What this estimate includes
- The interpolated 2026 schedule for every combination shown
- Confirmation that no cell approaches the $40,000 ceiling
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- An above-table high-income formula, since none is triggered here
- Any parenting-time credit, held at zero by the fixed baseline
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The absence of a high-income refusal on this page is a real, verifiable result, not an assumption: the engine computes every combination shown. It is worth stating because some states in this series do refuse above their schedule tops.
Readers comparing states at $2,000 a week will find Colorado among the states that simply compute the full grid. The interesting behavior is lower on the income scale, where the reserve taper flattens the table.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Colorado ceiling apply at $2,000 a week?
No. The schedule runs to $40,000 a month, and the highest combined income on this page is about $14,667 a month. No cell approaches the ceiling, so every cell computes normally.
What happens above the $40,000 ceiling?
HB25-1159 sets the schedule top at $40,000 a month. For combined incomes above that, a court would need to address the amount beyond the schedule, but no scenario on this page reaches that situation.
Why does the number still change across the other-parent rows?
Colorado is an income-shares state, so the combined income of both parents drives the schedule lookup. Raising the other parent income raises the combined total and shifts the obligation, which the table shows as different values down each column.
Is $2,000 a week high income in Colorado?
It is a solid income, but not high enough to trigger any special treatment in the 2026 schedule. The interpolated schedule covers the full range on this page without a cap or an above-table formula.
Does the overnight baseline change any of this?
The baseline holds at zero payer overnights, so no parenting-time credit is applied. That is a separate variable from income and does not affect whether the ceiling is reached.
Where can I check a combined income beyond this page?
The full Colorado child support calculator on this site handles larger combined incomes, and the Colorado Judicial Branch electronic worksheet linked in the sources applies the same $40,000 schedule.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Colorado child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Colorado child support calculator. Nothing on this page is a separate estimate or a reimplementation of the math. See the sources below for the statutes and official worksheets behind the Colorado guideline.
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Changelog: page first published as part of the child support by income series. Material changes are dated in the update log.