Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Mississippi
Mississippi steps its percentage by the number of children, and at $1,500 a week that ladder is easy to see in the column values below.
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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 Mississippi 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 | $910.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,430.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $910.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,430.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $910.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,430.00 |
| $6,000 a month | $910.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,430.00 |
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 percentage ladder, column by column
Mississippi base support is a flat percentage that rises with the number of children: 14 percent for one, 20 percent for two, 22 percent for three, 24 percent for four, and 26 percent for five or more. Each step is applied to the same adjusted gross income of the paying parent.
At $1,500 a week, $6,500 a month, the ladder produces $910 for one child, $1,300 for two, and $1,430 for three. The step from one to two children is the largest single jump, 14 to 20 percent, which is typical of Mississippi schedule.
Reading the ladder off the column values
Each column in the table below is one rung of the ladder applied to the same $6,500 a month base. The 1-child column shows $910, the 2-child column $1,300, and the 3-child column $1,430, and every other-parent row repeats them exactly.
The step from one to two children is the biggest percentage jump in the schedule, which is why the gap between those two columns is larger than the gap between two and three.
What this estimate includes
- The full percentage ladder under § 43-19-101
- The flat-payer formula with identical values across every row
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children at $1,500 a week
What it leaves out
- The 24 and 26 percent steps for four and five or more children
- The equal-time offset under H.B. 1662, not used at the primary baseline
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The flat-percentage ladder is the entire Mississippi formula, so the column values are the most direct way to verify the math on this page.
At $6,500 a month the figures are round numbers because the base divides cleanly by the percentages, which makes the ladder easy to check by hand.
Frequently asked questions
How does the percentage ladder work?
Mississippi applies 14 percent for one child, 20 percent for two, 22 percent for three, 24 percent for four, and 26 percent for five or more, all against the paying parent adjusted gross income.
Why is the two-child figure $1,300?
Two children is 20 percent of the $6,500 a month base, which comes to exactly $1,300. The one and three-child figures use 14 and 22 percent on the same base.
Which step in the ladder is the largest?
The jump from one to two children, 14 to 20 percent, is the largest single step in the schedule. The later steps rise by two points each.
Why are all the rows identical?
Because the flat percentage uses only the paying parent adjusted gross income. The other parent income is never part of the formula, so every other-parent row repeats the same column values.
Does the 26 percent step matter here?
Only for a case with five or more children. This page shows one, two, and three children, so it uses the 14, 20, and 22 percent steps.
Where can I run a four or five-child case?
The full Mississippi child support calculator on this site accepts any child count, and the statute linked in the sources lists the complete ladder.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Mississippi child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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.