Child Support If You Make $1,000 a Week in Massachusetts
The second Massachusetts table, Table B, scales the one-child base by a per-child multiplier, and at $1,000 a week the ratio between the child columns shows it directly.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $1000 a week
The paying parent earns $1000 a week ($4,333.33 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 Massachusetts 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 | $953.33 | $1,334.67 | $1,603.33 |
| $2,000 a month | $940.33 | $1,317.33 | $1,577.33 |
| $4,000 a month | $910.00 | $1,274.00 | $1,529.67 |
| $6,000 a month | $884.00 | $1,239.33 | $1,486.33 |
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 per-child multiplier in Table B
Table A gives a one-child base rate from weekly available income. Table B is the second published table, listing a multiplier for each child count that scales that base. The Massachusetts structure is deliberately two-step: find the base for one child, then multiply for the number of children, rather than reading a different table column for each child count.
At $1,000 a week the payer weekly available income is $1,000, and the one-child base comes from the Table A band covering that income. The two-child column is the base times the two-child multiplier, and the three-child column is the base times the three-child multiplier, which is why the columns stand in a fixed ratio within each row.
Reading the multiplier across the columns
Within any single row, the ratio between the one-, two-, and three-child columns is the Table B multiplier structure. The one-child figure is the base, and the other columns are that base scaled. Across rows, the base changes as the schedule income moves through Table A bands, so the absolute numbers move while the column ratios stay fixed.
What this estimate includes
- The Table A one-child base for weekly schedule income around $1,000
- The Table B multiplier for 1, 2, and 3 children
- The proportional share of the weekly order assigned to the paying parent
What it leaves out
- Shared, split, and approximately one-third parenting arrangements
- Child care, health coverage, and medical expense adjustments
- Social Security dependency benefits and children age 18 or older
Worth knowing
The two-table structure means a change in child count never changes the base rate, only the multiplier, which is a distinctive feature of how Massachusetts builds its guideline.
At $1,000 a week the payer is in the ordinary Table A range, so the multiplier is the only thing scaling the base for additional children on this page.
Frequently asked questions
What exactly is Table B?
It is the second published table in the Massachusetts guidelines, listing a multiplier for each child count. The one-child base from Table A is multiplied by the Table B factor for the number of children.
Why do the child columns stand in a fixed ratio?
Because Table B scales the same one-child base by a constant multiplier for each child count. Within a row, two children are the base times their factor, and three are the base times their factor.
How many children does the multiplier table cover?
The multipliers are published for up to five children, and the five-child factor is used as the cap for any larger family.
Why does the base change across the rows?
The schedule income changes with the other-parent income, which moves the Table A band and the one-child base. The multiplier then scales the new base for each child count.
Is the income weekly or monthly?
The guidelines work in weekly available gross income. This page feeds the monthly gross equivalent, and the engine converts it back to weekly for the lookup.
Does the result include add-ons?
No. The table shows the base guideline amount before child care, health coverage, and medical expenses, which are separate add-ons under the guidelines.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Massachusetts child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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.