Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in South Carolina
South Carolina 2024 schedule is upward-extrapolated, and at $1,500 a week the income sits inside the published rows, so the extrapolation is not needed.
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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 South Carolina 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 | $906.00 | $1,353.00 | $1,604.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $815.94 | $1,206.71 | $1,416.24 |
| $4,000 a month | $741.00 | $1,095.71 | $1,284.52 |
| $6,000 a month | $704.08 | $1,032.72 | $1,200.68 |
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.
A schedule that extends by extrapolation
The 2024 South Carolina schedule uses upward-extrapolated rows through $40,000 a month, meaning the published structure continues past its listed top by extrapolation rather than refusing or capping. That design matters for very high combined incomes, but it is not exercised on this page.
At $1,500 a week, $6,500 a month, the combined incomes fall inside the published rows, so every cell below is a direct schedule read. For one child the obligation falls from $906 to $704.08 as the other parent income rises, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
Reading the published rows at this income
Every cell below is a direct schedule result, because the combined incomes on this page sit inside the published portion of the 2024 table. No cell needs the extrapolated extension.
The primary-arrangement baseline keeps the shared-custody offset out, so the table is the plain schedule response at this income.
What this estimate includes
- The published schedule rows used for every combination shown
- A clear statement that the extrapolated extension is not needed
- Results for 1, 2, or 3 children across four other-parent incomes
What it leaves out
- The upward-extrapolated portion of the schedule, not reached here
- The 150% shared-custody offset
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The upward-extrapolation design is worth knowing because it means South Carolina rarely refuses for high income, unlike capped states in this series.
At $1,500 a week the published rows cover everything, so the page is a clean example of the schedule response without any extension behavior.
Frequently asked questions
What does upward-extrapolated mean?
It means the 2024 schedule continues past its listed top by extrapolation rather than stopping or capping, so very high combined incomes still produce a figure instead of a refusal.
Is the extrapolation used on this page?
No. The combined incomes on this page fall inside the published rows, so every cell is a direct schedule read without needing the extension.
Does the other parent income change the result at $1,500 a week?
Yes. For one child the obligation falls from $906 to $704.08 as the other parent income rises from none to $6,000 a month, with the two and three-child columns moving more.
Is the primary-arrangement baseline still fixed?
Yes. The shared-custody offset is not applied, so the schedule result is the complete picture at this income.
How high does the extrapolation go?
The schedule is structured to $40,000 a month with extrapolation above it, but no scenario on this page approaches that range.
Where can I see the extrapolated portion?
The 2024 guidelines linked in the sources describe the extension, and the full South Carolina calculator applies it to very high combined incomes.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real South Carolina child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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.