Child Support If You Make $1,500 a Week in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has a low-income method that reduces support for very low earners, and at $1,500 a week the payer is far above it, so the standard percentage applies.
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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 Wisconsin 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 | $1,105.00 | $1,625.00 | $1,885.00 |
| $2,000 a month | $1,105.00 | $1,625.00 | $1,885.00 |
| $4,000 a month | $1,105.00 | $1,625.00 | $1,885.00 |
| $6,000 a month | $1,105.00 | $1,625.00 | $1,885.00 |
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 low-income method, and why it is out of reach
DCF 150 includes a low-income method that reduces the support percentage for very low earners, so a low-income payer does not face the full standard. The method is tied to income levels well below the range on this page.
At $1,500 a week, $6,500 a month, the payer is far above the low-income range, so the standard primary-placement percentage applies. The result for one child is $1,105, two children $1,625, and three children $1,885, with flat rows throughout.
Reading the standard percentage at this income
Every row below uses the same $1,500-a-week payer income, and the standard percentage produces flat rows across the other-parent scenarios. The low-income method does not apply.
The low-income method matters only for far lower earners, and naming it explains why the lowest Wisconsin pages in this series might look different from this one.
What this estimate includes
- The standard primary-placement percentage for 1, 2, or 3 children
- A clear statement that the low-income method is not triggered
- Results across four other-parent rows for comparison
What it leaves out
- The low-income method for very low earners
- The shared and split placement methods
- Child care and health insurance add-ons
Worth knowing
The low-income method is the counterpart to the progressive high-income method, and naming both explains the full DCF 150 structure.
At this income the standard percentage is the whole story, and the flat rows are the payer-only standard working exactly as designed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the DCF 150 low-income method?
It is a reduced percentage for very low earners, so a low-income payer does not face the full standard percentage under DCF 150.
Does it apply at $1,500 a week?
No. At $6,500 a month the payer is far above the low-income range, so the standard primary-placement percentage applies.
Why is every other-parent row the same at this income?
The primary-placement percentage reads only the paying parent income, so the other parent income never changes the result.
How are the figures at this income calculated?
The payer monthly income of $6,500 falls under the DCF 150 standard, producing $1,105 for one child, $1,625 for two, and $1,885 for three.
When would the low-income method matter?
Only at incomes well below this page, where the reduced percentage would apply instead of the standard one.
Where can I see the low-income method?
The DCF 150 rules linked in the sources describe it, and the full Wisconsin child support calculator applies it at the incomes where it matters.
About the numbers on this page
Every figure in the table above comes from running the real Wisconsin child support engine on this site, the same engine and data pack behind the full Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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.