Child Support If You Make $2,000 a Week in Massachusetts
At $2,000 a week the combined incomes on this page stay inside the Massachusetts guideline maximum, so the two tables compute a real number in every cell.
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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 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 | $1,811.33 | $2,535.00 | $3,042.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $1,755.00 | $2,457.00 | $2,951.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $1,668.33 | $2,340.00 | $2,803.67 |
| $6,000 a month | $1,607.67 | $2,249.00 | $2,699.67 |
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 top income, still inside the tables
The Massachusetts guidelines publish a weekly income maximum for their tables. Combined weekly available income up to that maximum runs through the ordinary Table A bands and the Table B multiplier; above it, the guideline applies only through the maximum and flags the rest as beyond the published range.
At $2,000 a week the payer brings $8,666.67 a month, or about $2,000 a week. Combined with the other-parent scenarios tested here, up to $6,000 a month, the combined weekly income stays inside the published maximum, so every cell below is an exact Table A and Table B result rather than an above-maximum estimate.
Reading the table at the top of the series
Every row keeps the payer at $2,000 a week and varies the other-parent income from zero to $6,000 a month. The combined weekly income stays inside the published maximum, so the Table A base and the Table B multiplier both apply in full. The figures step with the bands and the payer share, with no above-maximum estimate anywhere in the table.
What this estimate includes
- The Table A band lookup for combined weekly income at this level
- The Table B per-child multiplier for 1, 2, or 3 children
- Confirmation that the combined income stays inside the guideline maximum
What it leaves out
- The above-maximum treatment that applies when combined income exceeds the tables
- Shared, split, and approximately one-third parenting arrangements
- Add-ons such as child care and health insurance
Worth knowing
The weekly maximum is the relevant edge on this page. Because every combined income tested stays inside it, the table is a clean demonstration of the two-table structure at the top of the page family.
A very high combined income beyond the maximum would produce an above-maximum estimate on the full calculator, which is the right tool for that case.
Frequently asked questions
Does $2,000 a week reach the Massachusetts maximum?
No. The payer brings about $2,000 a week, and even with the other parent at $6,000 a month the combined weekly income stays inside the published maximum. Every cell is an exact table result.
What happens above the guideline maximum?
The guidelines apply only through the weekly income maximum and treat the rest as beyond the published tables, so the engine would flag an above-maximum result rather than extrapolate a silent figure.
Why does the number change across the other-parent rows?
The combined schedule income changes with the other-parent income, moving the Table A base, and the payer share of that combined total also changes. Both effects shift the payer figure across the table.
Is the payer the majority earner at this income?
In this table, yes. The payer brings about $2,000 a week, and the highest other-parent scenario is $6,000 a month, or about $1,385 a week, so the payer share stays above half in every row.
Does the low-income rule apply at this income?
No. The low-income payer-only rule applies only when the payer weekly income is below a threshold, and $2,000 a week is far above it.
How is the weekly figure derived?
$2,000 a week is the stated weekly income. The engine converts it to a monthly figure and back for the table lookup, matching how the Massachusetts guidelines work in weekly available income.
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.