Child Support Tables by State: 2026
The same facts run through all twenty calculators, so the numbers can be compared side by side. Every figure is computed from the same engine the calculators use.
Updated November 12, 2026 Sources and methodology
The scenario. Both parents earn the same income, Parent A has no overnights, and the table shows the basic obligation only: no childcare, health insurance, dental, or uninsured costs, and no shared-parenting credit or deviation. “Combined income” is the two incomes added together, in the period each state’s calculator asks for.
One child
| State | $3,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 | $12,000 | $20,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $300 | $500 | $800 | $1,200 | $2,000 |
| California | $303 | $624 | $1,000 | $1,350 | $1,800 |
| Florida | $322 | $500 | $645 | $769 | $969 |
| Illinois | $346 | $555 | $722 | $944 | $1,392 |
| Ohio | $120 | $387 | $487 | $610 | $808 |
| Indiana | $275 | $440 | $572 | $730 | $1,027 |
| Georgia | $281 | $444 | $575 | $733 | $1,027 |
| Michigan | $375 | $551 | $761 | $1,015 | $1,488 |
| New York | $25 | $425 | $680 | $1,020 | $1,367 |
| Pennsylvania | $221 | $540 | $719 | $935 | $1,374 |
| New Jersey | $488 | $691 | $886 | $1,127 | $1,554 |
| North Carolina | $170 | $448 | $576 | $733 | $1,024 |
| Virginia | $277 | $436 | $561 | $710 | $995 |
| Washington | $50 | $106 | $635 | $787 | $1,151 |
| Arizona | $287 | $442 | $546 | $708 | $996 |
| Massachusetts | $104 | $546 | $845 | $1,174 | $1,662 |
| Tennessee | $296 | $412 | $492 | $644 | $846 |
| Maryland | $292 | $462 | $611 | $836 | $1,080 |
| Colorado | $50 | $467 | $605 | $771 | $1,076 |
| Wisconsin | $255 | $425 | $680 | $1,020 | $1,700 |
2 children
| State | $3,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 | $12,000 | $20,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $375 | $625 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,500 |
| California | $485 | $999 | $1,600 | $2,159 | $2,880 |
| Florida | $501 | $776 | $1,002 | $1,189 | $1,489 |
| Illinois | $527 | $837 | $1,069 | $1,381 | $2,060 |
| Ohio | $160 | $406 | $726 | $905 | $1,195 |
| Indiana | $388 | $661 | $858 | $1,096 | $1,465 |
| Georgia | $429 | $671 | $862 | $1,088 | $1,499 |
| Michigan | $571 | $821 | $1,126 | $1,500 | $2,195 |
| New York | $25 | $625 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,010 |
| Pennsylvania | $223 | $815 | $1,061 | $1,367 | $2,030 |
| New Jersey | $589 | $793 | $1,005 | $1,239 | $1,558 |
| North Carolina | $171 | $675 | $864 | $1,089 | $1,490 |
| Virginia | $418 | $652 | $821 | $1,030 | $1,427 |
| Washington | $100 | $106 | $960 | $1,190 | $1,823 |
| Arizona | $437 | $666 | $811 | $1,044 | $1,456 |
| Massachusetts | $146 | $764 | $1,183 | $1,644 | $2,327 |
| Tennessee | $411 | $561 | $659 | $855 | $1,099 |
| Maryland | $428 | $678 | $874 | $1,168 | $1,508 |
| Colorado | $70 | $702 | $904 | $1,144 | $1,568 |
| Wisconsin | $375 | $625 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,500 |
3 children
| State | $3,000 | $5,000 | $8,000 | $12,000 | $20,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $450 | $750 | $1,200 | $1,800 | $3,000 |
| California | $607 | $1,248 | $2,000 | $2,699 | $3,600 |
| Florida | $626 | $970 | $1,257 | $1,493 | $1,873 |
| Illinois | $636 | $1,003 | $1,254 | $1,602 | $2,418 |
| Ohio | $176 | $406 | $856 | $1,064 | $1,399 |
| Indiana | $442 | $826 | $1,073 | $1,369 | $1,738 |
| Georgia | $518 | $805 | $1,025 | $1,283 | $1,735 |
| Michigan | $689 | $965 | $1,326 | $1,766 | $2,573 |
| New York | $25 | $705 | $1,160 | $1,740 | $2,332 |
| Pennsylvania | $225 | $975 | $1,242 | $1,585 | $2,380 |
| New Jersey | $665 | $923 | $1,220 | $1,569 | $1,987 |
| North Carolina | $173 | $874 | $1,028 | $1,284 | $1,718 |
| Virginia | $523 | $819 | $1,045 | $1,305 | $1,763 |
| Washington | $150 | $150 | $1,151 | $1,425 | $2,216 |
| Arizona | $529 | $798 | $956 | $1,222 | $1,688 |
| Massachusetts | $175 | $917 | $1,420 | $1,973 | $2,792 |
| Tennessee | $473 | $633 | $735 | $945 | $1,192 |
| Maryland | $517 | $820 | $1,045 | $1,368 | $1,727 |
| Colorado | $90 | $843 | $1,074 | $1,346 | $1,811 |
| Wisconsin | $435 | $725 | $1,160 | $1,740 | $2,900 |
What the tables assume
Each cell is the monthly support that the state’s calculator returns for that income and number of children. The columns are combined monthly income, except for the annual-income states (Ohio and New York) and the weekly-income states (Indiana, New Jersey, and Massachusetts); the figure is converted before the calculation and shown monthly.
Above these thresholds the calculators apply the state’s own rule. Within these five columns three caps are crossed: Florida’s $10,000 monthly schedule, New York’s $193,000 annual combined-income cap, and New Jersey’s $3,600 weekly ceiling:
- Florida applies statutory percentages to income above $10,000 a month.
- New Jersey uses the $3,600 weekly award as a minimum above the ceiling and the court adds a discretionary amount.
- New York applies the percentages only up to $193,000 of combined annual income; above that the court decides.
- Illinois uses the last published schedule row above $27,374.99 of combined monthly income.
- Georgia uses the last published row above $40,000 of combined monthly income.
- Indiana applies statutory percentages above $9,200 of combined weekly income.
- Ohio uses the last schedule row above $336,000 of annual income.
- Texas applies its percentage to the paying parent’s net resources, capped at $11,700 a month.
Why the numbers differ
The spread is not a ranking of “which state pays more”. A state with a higher figure may define income more broadly, or exclude costs that another state adds on top. As the guide to add-ons explains, childcare and the child’s health insurance are usually ordered outside the basic number, and those add-ons can change the total by hundreds of dollars.
The same facts also behave differently with shared custody. The guide to 50/50 custody compares the four mechanisms, and the state calculators apply them where the state has a formula.
- The guideline statutes and schedules cited on each state calculator. The hub page links all twenty, and every state page lists its own sources.
- Figures generated at build time by the site’s engine: the same code that powers the calculators.
Estimates for the basic obligation, not legal advice. The court’s order controls. See the methodology and update policy.