Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in the District of Columbia
At $1,500 a week the payer earns $78,000 a year, comfortably above the reserve, so every cell below is an ordinary Appendix I share rather than a capped figure.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1500 a week
The paying parent earns $1500 a week ($6,500.00 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 District of Columbia 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 | $1,091.75 | $1,490.42 | $1,687.08 |
| $2,000 a month | $1,037.32 | $1,403.30 | $1,580.52 |
| $4,000 a month | $1,006.16 | $1,353.34 | $1,513.42 |
| $6,000 a month | $979.64 | $1,313.43 | $1,465.40 |
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.
Ordinary schedule shares at a comfortable income
The District guideline applies the Appendix I schedule to combined adjusted gross income, assigns the paying parent a share in proportion to income, and then applies its limits. At $1,500 a week the payer brings $6,500 a month, or $78,000 a year, which is far above the self-support reserve, so the ability cap does not bind anywhere in this table.
The high-income side of the guideline also has a defined ceiling: above a combined annual income, the schedule result is treated as a floor rather than a ceiling, with the court free to award more. The combined incomes this page tests, up to roughly $150,000 a year with the other parent at $6,000 a month, stay below that ceiling, so every cell is an exact schedule share.
Reading a table with no caps binding
Every row keeps the payer at $1,500 a week and adds a different other-parent income. Because the payer income is high and the combined totals stay below the ceiling, every cell is the ordinary Appendix I share. The movement across the rows comes from the schedule stepping and the income share split, with no self-support cap and no floor result intervening.
What this estimate includes
- The Appendix I schedule for combined incomes around $78,000 to $150,000 a year
- The proportional share of the schedule amount assigned to the paying parent
- Confirmation that the high-income ceiling is not reached
What it leaves out
- The shared-custody adjustment, which needs a court-ordered time split
- The self-support ability cap, which does not bind at this income
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The high-income treatment in DC is a floor, not a cap: the schedule amount is the minimum, and the court may award more. That is a different structure from states that stop the formula above a set income.
Because the payer income is far above the reserve, this page is a clean demonstration of the ordinary Appendix I mechanics without any limit interfering.
Frequently asked questions
Does the self-support cap apply at $1,500 a week?
No. The payer earns $78,000 a year, which is well above the reserve, so the ability cap does not bind anywhere in the table. Every cell is an ordinary schedule share.
What is the DC high-income ceiling?
Above a defined combined annual income, the schedule result is treated as a floor rather than a ceiling, and the court can award more based on the child needs. The combined incomes tested here stay below that ceiling.
Why does the number change with the other parent income?
Each row changes the combined income, which selects a different Appendix I row, and also changes the payer share of the total. Both effects move the figure across the rows.
Is the shared-custody adjustment in this table?
No. The scenario tables use a no-order baseline with no time split, so the shared-custody step does not trigger. Only the base Appendix I share applies.
What does the payer owe when the other parent earns $6,000 a month?
The payer still owes their proportional share of the combined schedule amount. Because the payer income is high, that share remains substantial, and the full calculator can show the exact figure for a real case.
How is $78,000 a year derived?
$1,500 a week times 52 weeks equals $78,000 a year. DC works on annual adjusted gross income, so this page converts the weekly figure to its annual equivalent.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real District of Columbia child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 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.