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Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin 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: Wisconsin Administrative Code DCF 150.03.

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Key takeaways — Wisconsin child support

  • Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin Administrative Code DCF 150.03.
  • Wisconsin uses percentage-of-income math with a distinct vignette amount versus the income-shares cluster (~$183).
  • Not legal advice — use /child-support-calculator/wisconsin and Wisconsin’s official calculator.

Percentage-of-income math is state-specific in our engine. Income-shares peers may still tie with each other on the simplified shared schedule.

Wisconsin vs similar vignette estimates

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

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

Wisconsin guideline context

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin.

Wisconsin uses a percentage-of-income guideline model (NCSL). Our engine applies state-specific percentage math on this vignette. Wisconsin uses a flat percentage of the noncustodial parent's gross monthly income: 17% (1 child), 25% (2), 29% (3), 31% (4), 34% (5+). For income over $7,000/month a modified formula applies. Shared placement (each parent ≥25% of overnights/year) uses a separate calculation with both incomes.

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

Wisconsin: percentage-of-income guidelines

Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin uses a flat percentage of the noncustodial parent's gross monthly income: 17% (1 child), 25% (2), 29% (3), 31% (4), 34% (5+). For income over $7,000/month a modified formula applies. Shared placement (each parent ≥25% of overnights/year) uses a separate calculation with both incomes.

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

Personalize beyond the ranking vignette

Change Parent A/B incomes, custody percent, children, and add-ons on the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin profile helps

Useful if…

  • •Wisconsin parents orientation-shopping guideline ballparks
  • •Comparisons of Wisconsin 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

Wisconsin checklist

  1. 1Open /child-support-calculator/wisconsin with your incomes.
  2. 2Read Wisconsin’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.

Wisconsin 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$1,875$22,500

Compare Wisconsin with another state

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Guideline estimates on $5,000 / $3,000 monthly gross · 2 children · Parent A 70% custody · Parent B pays.

Wisconsin child support FAQs

Percentage of income. Wisconsin Administrative Code DCF 150.03 Official resource: https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cs/order/tools.

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.

Wisconsin 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/wisconsin and, when available, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cs/order/tools.

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

Wisconsin 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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