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Texas Child Support 2026

Percentage of income — about $750/mo on $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays. Income-shares states may tie on this hub’s simplified schedule.

By Sammy S. · Founder · AuthorUpdated for 2026

Percentage of income
Model
$750
Monthly
$9,000
Annual
#1
Dense rank

Texas child support at a glance

Guideline model

Percentage of income

Monthly estimate

$750

Annual estimate

$9,000

Dense rank

#1

Rank #1 on $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays. Citation: Texas Family Code § 154.125 (varying % of net resources).

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Key takeaways — Texas child support

  • Texas ranks #1 at ~$750/mo ($9,000/yr) on $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays.
  • Percentage of income. Texas Family Code § 154.125 (varying % of net resources).
  • Texas uses percentage-of-income math with a distinct vignette amount versus the income-shares cluster (~$183).
  • Not legal advice — use /child-support-calculator/texas and Texas’s official calculator.
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Percentage-of-income math is state-specific in our engine. Income-shares peers may still tie with each other on the simplified shared schedule.

Texas vs similar vignette estimates

States closest to Texas ($750/mo) on $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays.

StateModelMonthlyvs TXCompare
TexasPercentage of income$750—This page
WisconsinPercentage of income$750tieCompare
NevadaPercentage of income$660-$90Compare
North DakotaPercentage of income$647-$103Compare
AlaskaPercentage of income$607.50-$142.50Compare

Texas guideline context

Texas child support estimate in 2026

On $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays, our engine estimates about $750 per month ($9,000 annually) for Texas.

Texas uses a percentage-of-income guideline model (NCSL). Our engine applies state-specific percentage math on this vignette. Texas uses a percentage of monthly NET resources (not gross income): 20/25/30/35/40% for 1-5+ children, capped at $11,700/month net resources (effective Sept 2025). This calculator approximates using gross income — actual amounts will differ. For income under $1,000/month net resources, lower percentages (15/20/25/30/35%) apply. Use the official TX OAG calculator for precise results.

Compared with Texas (~$750) and California (~$183) on the same vignette, Texas sits at dense rank #1.

Texas: percentage-of-income guidelines

Texas is among the 6 percentage-of-income states in NCSL’s classification. Our engine applies state-specific percentage logic — amounts are not copied from SEO prose.

Texas uses a percentage of monthly NET resources (not gross income): 20/25/30/35/40% for 1-5+ children, capped at $11,700/month net resources (effective Sept 2025). This calculator approximates using gross income — actual amounts will differ. For income under $1,000/month net resources, lower percentages (15/20/25/30/35%) apply. Use the official TX OAG calculator for precise results.

Deep-link to the interactive calculator: /child-support-calculator/texas.

Personalize beyond the ranking vignette

Change Parent A/B incomes, custody percent, children, and add-ons on the Texas calculator page. Rankings stay locked to the vignette for apples-to-apples comparison.

Official agency tools remain authoritative when they diverge from our educational estimate.

What this profile does not include

Case-specific deviations, imputed income, and multi-family credits

Full official income-shares lookup tables unique to each state

Health insurance, childcare, and extraordinary medical add-ons (unless entered in the calculator)

Interstate UIFSA enforcement details and arrears

Tax dependency / child tax credit interactions (see related tools)

Myths vs facts

Myth: Every state’s income-shares table produces a unique number on this page.

Fact: This educational engine uses one simplified income-shares schedule for those states, so many jurisdictions intentionally tie on the locked vignette. Official state worksheets differ.

Myth: A higher rank means that state always orders more support.

Fact: Rank #1 is only the highest estimate on this fixed vignette. Different incomes, custody, or children can reorder states — especially once real income-shares tables are used.

Myth: Percentage-of-income and income-shares always yield similar results.

Fact: On this vignette, percentage-of-income states sit hundreds of dollars above the income-shares cluster. Models allocate obligation differently; NCSL documents both approaches.

Myth: This estimate is a court order.

Fact: It is an educational guideline estimate. Judges apply worksheets, deviations, and evidence. Use your state’s official calculator or attorney.

Glossary

Income shares
Guideline model (most states) that estimates the child’s share of combined parental income, then splits it by each parent’s income share. Our hub uses a simplified shared schedule for these states.
Percentage of income
Guideline model that applies a percentage (flat or varying) of the obligor’s income — used here for AK, MS, NV, ND, TX, and WI with state-specific engine math.
Melson Formula
Income-shares variant (DE, HI, MT) with self-support reserves. Routed as income-shares in this engine with accuracy notes — official Melson worksheets differ.
Dense ranking
States with the same monthly estimate share one rank; the next distinct amount gets the next integer (e.g. two #1s, then #2).
Obligor / paying parent
The parent ordered to pay support. This vignette sets Parent B as the paying parent with $3,000 monthly gross.

Who this Texas profile helps

Useful if…

  • •Texas parents orientation-shopping guideline ballparks
  • •Comparisons of Texas vs percentage-of-income or income-shares peers
  • •Readers checking NCSL model labels before opening official worksheets

Use official tools if…

  • •Active court cases and negotiated settlements
  • •Melson or complex shared-custody worksheets not fully modeled here
  • •Relying on income-shares ties as if official tables matched

Texas checklist

  1. 1Open /child-support-calculator/texas with your incomes.
  2. 2Read Texas’s official guideline or calculator.
  3. 3Note whether the model is income shares or percentage of income.
  4. 4Treat hub dollars as educational estimates only.

Texas paying-parent income ladder

Parent A stays at $5,000 gross / 70% custody; Parent B gross varies. Amounts are calculated from our engine.

Parent B gross / moMonthly estimateAnnual
$2,000$500$6,000
$3,000$750$9,000
$5,000$1,250$15,000
$8,000$2,000$24,000

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Wisconsin

Percentage of income

$750/mo

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Nevada

Percentage of income

$660/mo

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North Dakota

Percentage of income

$647/mo

Compare vs ND →
Alaska

Percentage of income

$607.50/mo

Compare vs AK →

Texas child support FAQs

Percentage of income. Texas Family Code § 154.125 (varying % of net resources) Official resource: https://csapps.oag.texas.gov/child-support-calculator.

About $750/mo ($9,000/yr) on $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays — dense rank #1. Amounts are calculated from our engine, not hand-typed copy.

Texas uses percentage-of-income math with a distinct vignette amount. Income-shares states still cluster together below on the shared schedule.

Use /child-support-calculator/texas and, when available, https://csapps.oag.texas.gov/child-support-calculator.

Not necessarily. It is an educational engine estimate on fixed vignette inputs. Courts use official worksheets, evidence, and deviations.

Texas uses percentage-of-income math in the engine. Income-shares peers still share the simplified schedule and may tie with each other.

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