Texas Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the Texas monthly child support obligation under the Percentage of Income model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 20%
- 1-child base rate
- #4 of 51
- base-rate rank
- $9,200
- income ceiling
- 85.8%
- cases with a support order
$1,122/mo
One-child base rate at Texas's median income
20% of $67,321, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for Texas, divided across twelve months, 18% above the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
Texas carries one of the highest one-child base rates nationally.
According to Texas Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2024.
- 20%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 85.8%
- of cases have a support order
- $9,200
- income ceiling
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Higher-band view: where Texas's one-child start sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. Texas is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
Texas's 20% published one-child starting rate is higher than 42 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Percentage of Income peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2024 Peer board lists up to 10 Percentage of Income states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Large Title IV-D caseload
Texas calculator in the heavy-caseload third
1,488,340 active cases put Texas in the heaviest third by OCSE P-52 volume (#1).
Texas applies the Percentage of Income model across a Title IV-D caseload of 1,488,340 active cases (heavy third nationally), with a published 20% one-child start. Parenting-time and add-on fields adjust the estimate; courts can still deviate.
Sources: Texas Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Enter the details above to estimate Texas child support.
This calculator uses Texas's Percentage of Income guidelines.
Texas Guideline Summary
~20%
1 Child
~25%
2 Children
~30%
3 Children
$9,200/mo
Income Cap
Questions about this Texas estimate
Why does Texas's one-child start read high nationally?
Texas's 20% published one-child starting rate is higher than 42 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does Texas cap the income used in this estimate?
Yes. This calculator applies the published $9,200 income ceiling before estimating the basic obligation. The official worksheet can apply additional rules or deviations.
Calculators nearest Texas's 20% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) - HHS Child support enforcement caseload and collections · 2025