Child Support If You Make $500 a Week in Massachusetts
Massachusetts applies two tables in sequence, Table A for a one-child base rate and Table B for the child multiplier, and at $500 a week the payer sits in the lower bands of Table A.
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Guideline child support scenarios at $500 a week
The paying parent earns $500 a week ($2,166.67 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 | $476.67 | $667.33 | $801.67 |
| $2,000 a month | $476.67 | $667.33 | $801.67 |
| $4,000 a month | $472.33 | $658.67 | $788.67 |
| $6,000 a month | $455.00 | $641.33 | $767.00 |
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 two-table structure at work
Massachusetts 2025 Guidelines compute on weekly available gross income using two published tables in sequence. Table A assigns the combined weekly income into bands and produces a one-child base rate. Table B then applies a per-child multiplier to that base rate, so the amount for two or three children is the one-child figure multiplied up.
At $500 a week the payer weekly available income is $500. With the other parent reporting no income, the combined weekly figure stays at $500 and the one-child base comes from the lower Table A band, then the Table B multiplier scales it for two and three children. That two-step structure is the state own distinctive mechanic.
Reading the table with the two tables in mind
Every row uses the same $500-a-week payer income. The one-child column comes straight from the Table A base rate applied to the schedule income, and the two- and three-child columns are that base multiplied by the Table B factor. Watching the ratio between the columns shows the multiplier structure directly.
What this estimate includes
- The Table A band lookup for the one-child base rate
- The Table B per-child multiplier for 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 is what makes Massachusetts different from a single combined-lookup state. The base rate and the multiplier are separate published values, not one formula.
At $500 a week the payer is in the lower Table A bands, so this page is a good demonstration of how the base rate and multiplier combine at a modest income.
Frequently asked questions
What are the two Massachusetts tables?
Table A assigns weekly available income into bands and produces a one-child base rate. Table B applies a per-child multiplier to that base, so the amount for additional children is the one-child figure scaled by the multiplier.
How is the one-child amount found at $500 a week?
The engine takes the schedule income, finds the Table A band it falls in, and computes the base rate from that band. At $500 a week with no other-parent income, the schedule income is $500, which lands in the lower Table A bands.
How do the child multipliers work?
Table B lists a multiplier for each child count. The one-child base rate is multiplied by the factor for the number of children, so two children scale up by one factor and three children by a larger one.
Why does the other-parent income change the result?
For most rows the schedule income is the combined weekly available income of both parents, so a higher other-parent income moves the Table A band and the base rate. The paying parent also owes a proportional share of the weekly order.
Is the income weekly or monthly in Massachusetts?
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 table lookup.
Does the result include child care or health insurance?
No. The table shows the base guideline amount before add-ons such as child care, health coverage, and medical expenses, which the guidelines handle separately.
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.